Nike prospect, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Nike prospect | Prospect |
| Portland | - not defined - |
| Middlesex County | County |
| Connecticut | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
41° 38' 23'' North , 72° 33' 54'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Lake Pocotopaug | 3,436 (2017) | 6.5km |
| Glastonbury Center | 7,387 (2017) | 7.4km |
| Terramuggus | 1,025 (2017) | 7.9km |
| Cromwell | 13,750 (2017) | 8.3km |
| East Hampton | 2,691 (2017) | 8.8km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Lapidary and Mineral Society of Central Connecticut | Meriden, Connecticut | 23km |
| Bristol Gem & Mineral Club | Bristol, Connecticut | 32km |
| New Haven Mineral Club | New Haven, Connecticut | 48km |
A very small, hand worked prospect for beryl, started about 1960. What little is written about it describes it as near, for lack of any other landmark, the "rocket installations" or "Nike site" that was formerly located in the Meshomasic State Forest. In reality, it is along the power line/gas pipeline right-of-way about 1/2 mile NW of the (now decommissioned) Nike-Ajax missile launch site "HA-36 Portland". Schooner (1960) wrote about beryl, bismutite, and gahnite from this site:
In Meshomasic State Forest, near the Glastonbury-Portland line, in the vicinity of the rocket installations, the beryl, some of it of a fine green or bluish-green color, has been partially of faceting quality, and some notable examples have been seen...
Very recently, solid masses of green bismutite, up to at least an inch in diameter, have been noted at the beryl prospect near the rocket installation in Meshomasic State Forest; the pegmatite is almost identical with that of the Case Quarries, not too distant...
Recently, a few similar [gahnite] crystals, but very small, have been seen at a beryl prospect near the rocket installation in Meshomasic State Forest...
Very recently, solid masses of green bismutite, up to at least an inch in diameter, have been noted at the beryl prospect near the rocket installation in Meshomasic State Forest; the pegmatite is almost identical with that of the Case Quarries, not too distant...
Recently, a few similar [gahnite] crystals, but very small, have been seen at a beryl prospect near the rocket installation in Meshomasic State Forest...
Schooner (circa 1990) mentions those finds again, calling it the Nike site in that publication.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Albite Formula: Na(AlSi3O8) Habit: massive Colour: white Description: Component of the host pegmatite. Reference: Harold Moritz collection |
| ⓘ Almandine Formula: Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3 Reference: Former Ed Force collection |
| ✪ Beryl Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18) Habit: hexagonal prisms Colour: green to bluish-green Reference: Schooner, Richard. (1961), The Mineralogy of Connecticut. Fluorescent House, Branford, Connecticut. |
| ⓘ Bismutite Formula: (BiO)2CO3 Habit: massive pseudomorphs after bismuthinite Colour: green Description: Solid masses up to an inch. Reference: Schooner, Richard. (1961), The Mineralogy of Connecticut. Fluorescent House, Branford, Connecticut. |
| ⓘ Gahnite Formula: ZnAl2O4 Habit: octahedral Colour: very dark green Description: Grains to crystals to 11 mm. Reference: Schooner, Richard. (1961), The Mineralogy of Connecticut. Fluorescent House, Branford, Connecticut. |
| ⓘ Microcline Formula: K(AlSi3O8) Habit: massive Description: Component of the host pegmatite. Reference: Harold Moritz collection |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 Habit: massive Colour: gray Description: Component of the host pegmatite. Reference: Harold Moritz collection |
| ⓘ Quartz var. Smoky Quartz Formula: SiO2 Habit: massive Colour: gray Description: Component of the host pegmatite. Reference: Harold Moritz collection |
| ⓘ Schorl Formula: NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) Reference: Former Ed Force collection |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Gahnite | 4.BB.05 | ZnAl2O4 |
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | var. Smoky Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Bismutite | 5.BE.25 | (BiO)2CO3 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Albite | 9.FA.35 | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| ⓘ | Almandine | 9.AD.25 | Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3 |
| ⓘ | Beryl | 9.CJ.05 | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| ⓘ | Microcline | 9.FA.30 | K(AlSi3O8) |
| ⓘ | Schorl | 9.CK.05 | NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Be | Beryllium | |
| Be | ⓘ Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| B | Boron | |
| B | ⓘ Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Bismutite | (BiO)2CO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| O | ⓘ Gahnite | ZnAl2O4 |
| O | ⓘ Bismutite | (BiO)2CO3 |
| O | ⓘ Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Almandine | Fe32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
| O | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| O | ⓘ Quartz var. Smoky Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | ⓘ Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Na | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| Al | ⓘ Gahnite | ZnAl2O4 |
| Al | ⓘ Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Al | ⓘ Almandine | Fe32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
| Al | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Al | ⓘ Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| Si | ⓘ Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Si | ⓘ Almandine | Fe32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
| Si | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Smoky Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Fe | ⓘ Almandine | Fe32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Gahnite | ZnAl2O4 |
| Bi | Bismuth | |
| Bi | ⓘ Bismutite | (BiO)2CO3 |
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)Schooner, Richard. (1961), The Mineralogy of Connecticut. Fluorescent House, Branford, Connecticut.
Schooner, Richard. (circa 1990), Untitled manuscript on central Connecticut mineralogy.
External Links
http://www.coldwar-ct.com/Nike_HA-26_Portland.html
http://ed-thelen.org/loc-c.html#HA-36
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Nike_missile_sites#Connecticut
http://ed-thelen.org/loc-c.html#HA-36
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Nike_missile_sites#Connecticut
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Nike prospect, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA