Burgundy Hill Quarry, Tolland, Tolland County, Connecticut, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Burgundy Hill Quarry | Quarry |
| Tolland | Town |
| Tolland County | County |
| Connecticut | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
41° 52' 3'' North , 72° 23' 42'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Tolland | 14,891 (2017) | 2.2km |
| Rockville | 7,474 (2017) | 4.5km |
| Crystal Lake | 1,945 (2017) | 7.3km |
| Ellington | 14,693 (2017) | 7.4km |
| Coventry Lake | 2,990 (2017) | 11.8km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Connecticut Valley Mineral Club | Springfield, Massachusetts | 31km |
Mindat Locality ID:
211406
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:211406:7
GUID (UUID V4):
fecd5cf9-61e9-4707-ad88-cd310993f7c1
Stone quarry/garnet mine in Late Silurian Clough Quartzite and mica schist and Ordovician Middletown Formation meta-gabbroic amphibolite. The schist was mined for garnets for use as abrasives. More recently the quartzite has been quarried for architectural stone and the amphibolite for aggregate.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ✪ Almandine Formula: Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3 Habit: dodecahedral Colour: burgundy Description: Crystals to at least 7 cm, some partly replaced by chlorite. |
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 Habit: massive Colour: golden metallic Description: grains on chlorite-replaced almandine References: |
| ⓘ 'Chlorite Group' Habit: anhedral micaceous Colour: dark green Description: In the schist matrix and replacing some almandine crystals. References: |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 Habit: massive Colour: brassy Description: grains on chlorite-replaced almandine References: |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Schorl Formula: NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) Habit: elongated prismatic to acicular Colour: black Description: crude crystals and fan-shaped aggregates to several cm hidden in black annite schist. References: |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Almandine | 9.AD.25 | Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3 |
| ⓘ | Schorl | 9.CK.05 | NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Chlorite Group' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| B | Boron | |
| B | ⓘ Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Almandine | Fe32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | ⓘ Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Almandine | Fe32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
| Al | ⓘ Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Almandine | Fe32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Almandine | Fe32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
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