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Tantalite from
Hale Quarry (Andrews Quarry; Glastonbury Quarry), Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:'Tantalite' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:(Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6
Comments:Mistake for columbite-tantalite. See USGS PP 225.
Confirmation
Validity:Erroneously Reported
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Tantalite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Hale Quarry (Andrews Quarry; Glastonbury Quarry), Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:96331
Long-form Identifier:1:3:96331:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Tantalite
0.3km (0.2 miles) ⓘAndrews Quarry (old Hale Quarry; Grandfather Andrews Quarry), Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
3.6km (2.2 miles) ⓘPelton's Quarry, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
8.4km (5.2 miles) ⓘWhite Rocks Quarry (Consolidated Quarry), White Rock Mining District, Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
10.8km (6.7 miles) ⓘTollgate Quarry (Tollgate Mine; Bidwell Quarry; China-stone Quarry), Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
15.1km (9.4 miles) ⓘSlocum prospect, East Hampton, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
16.8km (10.5 miles) ⓘGillette Quarry (J-J Mine; Haddam Neck Quarry), Haddam Neck, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
20.1km (12.5 miles) ⓘState Route 9 Interchange 13 - Beaver Meadow Road, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
References
Januzzi, Ron E., Seaman, David M. (1976) Mineral Localities of Connecticut and Southeastern New York State and Pegmatite Minerals of the World. The Mineralogical Press, Danbury, Connecticut, USA.
 
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