Locality type: | Quarry |
Classification |
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Species: | Siderite |
Formula: | FeCO3 |
Comments: | Mostly mixed with messelite and associated with triphylite, vivianite, ludlamite, sulfides, mitridatite. Small crystals are rare and generally altered. |
Habit: | fine-grained granular to cleavable masses |
Colour: | tan |
Quality for species: | Poor for species, only of interest for locality collectors. (#) |
Abundance at site: | Very Rare |
Confirmation |
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Validity: | Believed Valid |
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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Messelite | ⓘ7 photos of Siderite associated with Messelite at this locality. |
Hydroxylapatite | ⓘ6 photos of Siderite associated with Hydroxylapatite at this locality. |
Vivianite | ⓘ5 photos of Siderite associated with Vivianite at this locality. |
Ludlamite | ⓘ2 photos of Siderite associated with Ludlamite at this locality. |
Albite | ⓘ2 photos of Siderite associated with Albite at this locality. |
Quartz | ⓘ1 photo of Siderite associated with Quartz at this locality. |
Muscovite | ⓘ1 photo of Siderite associated with Muscovite at this locality. |
Triphylite | ⓘ1 photo of Siderite associated with Triphylite at this locality. |
Pyrite | ⓘ1 photo of Siderite associated with Pyrite at this locality. |
Data |
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Mineral Data: | Click here to view Siderite data |
Locality Data: | Click here to view State Forest Quarry No. 2 (State Forest #2 Mica Mine; Carini Quarry), Cobalt, East Hampton (Chatham), Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
Photo Gallery | View Gallery (3 photos) |
Data Identifiers |
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Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 131774 |
Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:131774:9 |
GUID (UUID V4): | 99cbe061-166f-46fe-8c2d-1d0dd00f93d3 |
Nearest other occurrences of Siderite |
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0.5km (0.3 miles) | ⓘGreat Hill cobalt mines, Cobalt, East Hampton (Chatham), Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
3.8km (2.4 miles) | ⓘStrickland Quarry, Strickland pegmatite, Collins Hill, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
5.8km (3.6 miles) | ⓘLinkpot cut, Airline Railroad, East Hampton (Chatham), Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
7.8km (4.8 miles) | ⓘRock Landing Quarry (Capt. Rohrback Quarry), Haddam Neck, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
14.5km (9.0 miles) | ⓘState Route 9 rock cuts, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
20.3km (12.6 miles) | ⓘState Route 9 - Ellis Street and State Route 72 interchanges (State Route 72 roadcut), New Britain, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
21.9km (13.6 miles) | ⓘArute Field, New Britain, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
22.0km (13.7 miles) | ⓘ135 Fenn Road, Newington, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
22.1km (13.7 miles) | ⓘFenn Road, Newington, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
22.2km (13.8 miles) | ⓘThe Woodlands, Newington, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
References |
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State Forest Quarry No. 2, Cobalt, East Hampton, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA