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Babingtonite from
Plainville Trap Rock Quarry (Tilcon New Britain Quarry), Plainville, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA


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Babingtonite, etc.

Plainville Trap Rock Quarry, Plainville, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
07660100017368924714665.jpg
Babingtonite, etc.

Plainville Trap Rock Quarry, Plainville, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
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Babingtonite, etc.

Plainville Trap Rock Quarry, Plainville, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Babingtonite
Formula:Ca2Fe2+Fe3+Si5O14(OH)
Habit:Crystal druse.
Colour:Black
Abundance at site:Very Rare
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Calcite1
Quartz1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Babingtonite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Plainville Trap Rock Quarry (Tilcon New Britain Quarry), Plainville, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:967904
Long-form Identifier:1:3:967904:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Babingtonite
10.6km (6.6 miles) ⓘ2368-2384 Berlin Turnpike (Former Hartford Drive-In), Newington, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
11.5km (7.1 miles) ⓘBalf Quarry, Newington, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
23.5km (14.6 miles) ⓘReed's Gap Quarry (New Haven Trap Rock quarry; Tilcon Durham quarry), Durham, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
31.2km (19.4 miles) ⓘRoncari Quarry, East Granby, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
32.1km (20.0 miles) ⓘState Route 20 road cut, East Granby, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
33.3km (20.7 miles) ⓘO & G Woodbury Traprock Quarry (Orenaug Quarry; O & G No. 1 Quarry), Orenaug Hills, Woodbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
34.3km (21.3 miles) ⓘState Route 9 Interchange 13 - Beaver Meadow Road, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
36.2km (22.5 miles) ⓘO & G Southbury Quarry (Silliman Quarry; O & G No. 2 Quarry), Orenaug Hills, Woodbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
51.9km (32.2 miles) ⓘLane & Son traprock quarries (Lane's Quarry), Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA
53.2km (33.0 miles) ⓘHampden quarry, West Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA
References
Moritz, Harold (n.d.) Personal Communication.
 
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