Getty Granite Quarry, Salem, New London Co., Connecticut, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Getty Granite Quarry | Quarry |
| Salem | - not defined - |
| New London Co. | County |
| Connecticut | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
41° 28' 15'' North , 72° 16' 20'' West
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Salem | 4,183 (2017) | 2.2km |
| Montville Center | 20,180 (2017) | 10.1km |
| Oxoboxo River | 3,165 (2017) | 12.6km |
| Colchester | 4,781 (2017) | 12.7km |
| Uncasville | 1,500 (2017) | 14.1km |
Getty Granite, 120 East Haddam Road (state Route 82)
An active business where granite gneiss (Waterford Group) is excavated. After hours, F. Schuster was able to collect gash veins containing quartz, epidote and chlorite there in 1998 as an employee.
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
2 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ 'Chlorite Group' Habit: rosettes Colour: very dark green to black Description: Micro-crystalline rosettes in fractures. Reference: Collected by Fred Schuster |
| ⓘ Epidote Formula: {Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH) Habit: elongate prisms Colour: pistachio green Description: Micro-crystals in fractures Reference: Collected by Fred Schuster |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 Description: Micro-crystals in fractures. Reference: Collected by Fred Schuster |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Epidote | 9.BG.05a | {Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH) |
| Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
| ⓘ | 'Chlorite Group' | - | |
List of minerals arranged by Dana 8th Edition classification
| Group 58 - SOROSILICATES Insular, Mixed, Single, and Larger Tetrahedral Groups | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Insular, Mixed, Single, and Larger Tetrahedral Groups with cations in [6] and higher coordination; single and double groups (n = 1, 2) | |||
| ⓘ | Epidote | 58.2.1a.7 | {Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH) |
| Group 75 - TECTOSILICATES Si Tetrahedral Frameworks | |||
| Si Tetrahedral Frameworks - SiO2 with [4] coordinated Si | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 75.1.3.1 | SiO2 |
| Unclassified Minerals, Mixtures, etc. | |||
| ⓘ | 'Chlorite Group' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Epidote | {Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH) |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Epidote | {Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Epidote | {Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH) |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Epidote | {Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH) |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Epidote | {Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH) |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Epidote | {Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH) |
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Getty Granite Quarry, Salem, New London Co., Connecticut, USA