West Willington, Willington, Tolland County, Connecticut, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| West Willington | Village |
| Willington | Town |
| Tolland County | County |
| Connecticut | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
41° 52' 52'' North , 72° 18' 7'' West
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Tolland | 14,891 (2017) | 5.6km |
| Stafford Springs | 4,988 (2017) | 8.1km |
| Crystal Lake | 1,945 (2017) | 8.5km |
| Storrs | 15,344 (2017) | 9.2km |
| Stafford | 12,029 (2017) | 11.6km |
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Connecticut Valley Mineral Club | Springfield, Massachusetts | 34km |
Mindat Locality ID:
278770
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:278770:4
GUID (UUID V4):
1a8e3fdd-9db2-480b-835f-24216fa19487
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| ⓘ Albite Formula: Na(AlSi3O8) Locality: Becker Quarry (Becker's Quarry), West Willington, Willington, Tolland County, Connecticut, USA Habit: equant microcrystals Colour: white Description: Formed in the vein assemblages, composition An20-40. |
| ✪ Almandine Formula: Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3 Locality: Becker Quarry (Becker's Quarry), West Willington, Willington, Tolland County, Connecticut, USA Habit: trapezohedral Colour: red to maroon Description: Pocket crystals with finely striated faces can reach over 7 cm. Compositionally zoned, with up to about 0.2 mole fraction grossular, 0.15 mole fraction pyrope, and 0.05 mole fraction spessartine - more toward the crystals' cores. |
| ⓘ Ankerite Formula: Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 Locality: Becker Quarry (Becker's Quarry), West Willington, Willington, Tolland County, Connecticut, USA Habit: rhombohedral Description: Typical small rhombs <1 cm. Uncertain in the reference if the crystals are true ankerite under the revised definition, or ferroan dolomite, or how to distinguish them from the much more common magnesite. |
| ⓘ Anorthite Formula: Ca(Al2Si2O8) Locality: Becker Quarry (Becker's Quarry), West Willington, Willington, Tolland County, Connecticut, USA Habit: anhedral Description: component of the host metagabbro, composition An70-80. |
| ✪ 'Biotite' Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2 Locality: Becker Quarry (Becker's Quarry), West Willington, Willington, Tolland County, Connecticut, USA Habit: tabular Colour: black Description: Mostly as a component of the host metagabbro, but also as euhedral crystals in the open veins to about 1 cm. |
| ✪ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 Locality: Becker Quarry (Becker's Quarry), West Willington, Willington, Tolland County, Connecticut, USA Habit: flat rhombohedra, usually in rosette aggregates Colour: white to colorless Description: As rosette aggregates to around 5 mm, a late-forming mineral usually found on top of the high P-T assemblage. |
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 Locality: Becker Quarry (Becker's Quarry), West Willington, Willington, Tolland County, Connecticut, USA Description: A rarer accessory mineral in the vein assemblage. |
| ⓘ 'Chlorite Group' Locality: Becker Quarry (Becker's Quarry), West Willington, Willington, Tolland County, Connecticut, USA Colour: gray-green Description: Very fine-grained alteration of primary minerals, with sericite and clays. |
| ⓘ 'Clinopyroxene Subgroup' Locality: Becker Quarry (Becker's Quarry), West Willington, Willington, Tolland County, Connecticut, USA Habit: anhedral Colour: black Description: A component of the host metagabbro. |
| ⓘ Cummingtonite Formula: ◻{Mg2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2 Locality: Becker Quarry (Becker's Quarry), West Willington, Willington, Tolland County, Connecticut, USA Description: Metamorphic retrograde alteration of pyroxene. |
| ⓘ Fluorapatite Formula: Ca5(PO4)3F Locality: Becker Quarry (Becker's Quarry), West Willington, Willington, Tolland County, Connecticut, USA Description: An uncommon mineral in the open vein assemblage. |
| ⓘ Ilmenite Formula: Fe2+TiO3 Locality: Becker Quarry (Becker's Quarry), West Willington, Willington, Tolland County, Connecticut, USA Description: An accessory mineral in the open vein assemblage. As inclusions in almandine. |
| ✪ Kyanite Formula: Al2(SiO4)O Locality: Becker Quarry (Becker's Quarry), West Willington, Willington, Tolland County, Connecticut, USA Habit: elongated bladed prisms flattened parallel to (100), solitary or in feathery aggregates Colour: colorless, gray, light to dark blue blue Description: As free standing crystals to 5 cm in the open vein assemblage - a rarity in the state, typically with ragged edges and coated/partially altered to gray-green sericite/chlorite/clay minerals, though some are well terminated. |
| ✪ Magnesio-hornblende Formula: ◻Ca2(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2 Locality: Becker Quarry (Becker's Quarry), West Willington, Willington, Tolland County, Connecticut, USA Habit: elongated prismatic Colour: black Description: Mostly as a metamorphic retrograde alteration of pyroxene in the host metagabbro, but also as an uncommon mineral in the open vein assemblage - a rarity in the state. Crystals to 1 cm. |
| ✪ Magnesite Formula: MgCO3 Locality: Becker Quarry (Becker's Quarry), West Willington, Willington, Tolland County, Connecticut, USA Habit: rhombohedral Colour: tan to brown Description: Small rhombs <1 cm common, but crystals can reach several cm. Much more common than reported ankerite. Iron typically in the range of 0.05-0.30 apfu, though reportedly a few samples have outer rims grading to pure siderite. |
| ✪ Magnesite var. Iron-bearing Magnesite Formula: (Mg,Fe)CO3 Locality: Becker Quarry (Becker's Quarry), West Willington, Willington, Tolland County, Connecticut, USA Habit: rhombohedral Colour: tan to light brown Description: Crystals to several cm. Much more common than reported ankerite. Iron typically in the range of 0.05-0.30 apfu, though reportedly a few samples have outer rims grading to pure siderite. |
| ⓘ Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 Locality: Becker Quarry (Becker's Quarry), West Willington, Willington, Tolland County, Connecticut, USA Habit: pseudo-hexagonal tabular Colour: silvery to greenish Description: Crystals in the open vein assemblage to about 1 cm. |
| ⓘ 'Orthopyroxene Subgroup' Locality: Becker Quarry (Becker's Quarry), West Willington, Willington, Tolland County, Connecticut, USA Habit: anhedral Description: A major component of the host metagabbro. |
| ✪ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 Locality: Becker Quarry (Becker's Quarry), West Willington, Willington, Tolland County, Connecticut, USA Habit: cubic Colour: pale brassy Description: A low-temp mineral of the open vein assemblages, typically as druses coating the earlier high P-T assemblage. Rarely as cubes typically about 1 cm, can form complex rosette aggregates to over 5 cm across and 3.5 cm thick. |
| ✪ Pyrrhotite Formula: Fe1-xS Locality: Becker Quarry (Becker's Quarry), West Willington, Willington, Tolland County, Connecticut, USA Habit: tabular pseudohexagonal Colour: bronzy Description: A rare accessory mineral of the open vein assemblage. Euhedral crystals to 1.5 cm very rare in Connecticut - this may be the only such locality. |
| ✪ Quartz Formula: SiO2 Locality: Becker Quarry (Becker's Quarry), West Willington, Willington, Tolland County, Connecticut, USA Habit: Tessin habit, scepters, reverse scepters Colour: colorless to white, smoky Description: A very common mineral in the open vein assemblage (and an accessory in the host metagabbro). Mostly small <1-1.5 cm crystals with wide variety of complex forms, Tessin and scepters, reverse scepters and combinations. Many are doubly-terminated. Larger crystals can reach up to 7 cm and are typically Tessin habit showing the various steep positive rhombohedra, such as {20bar21}, {30bar31} and {50bar53} and their negative equivalents {03bar32}, {02bar21}, {03bar31} and {05bar53}. |
| ✪ Quartz var. Smoky Quartz Formula: SiO2 Locality: Becker Quarry (Becker's Quarry), West Willington, Willington, Tolland County, Connecticut, USA Habit: scepters, reverse scepters, Tessin habit Colour: smoky Description: A common mineral in the open vein assemblage. Mostly small <1-1.5 cm crystals with wide variety of complex forms, Tessin and scepters, reverse scepters and combinations. Many are doubly-terminated. Larger crystals can reach up to 7 cm and are typically Tessin habit showing the various steep positive rhombohedra, such as {20bar21}, {30bar31} and {50bar53} and their negative equivalents {03bar32}, {02bar21}, {03bar31} and {05bar53}. |
| ⓘ Rutile Formula: TiO2 Locality: Becker Quarry (Becker's Quarry), West Willington, Willington, Tolland County, Connecticut, USA Habit: elongated, striated prisms. Colour: red Description: An accessory mineral in the open vein assemblage, as microcrystals. |
| ⓘ Siderite Formula: FeCO3 Locality: Becker Quarry (Becker's Quarry), West Willington, Willington, Tolland County, Connecticut, USA Habit: rhombohedral Description: As outer rims of a few analyzed magnesite crystals. |
| ⓘ Staurolite Formula: Fe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH) Locality: Becker Quarry (Becker's Quarry), West Willington, Willington, Tolland County, Connecticut, USA Description: A rare accessory in the open vein assemblage. |
| ⓘ Titanite Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O Locality: Becker Quarry (Becker's Quarry), West Willington, Willington, Tolland County, Connecticut, USA Colour: light brown Description: A rare accessory mineral in the open vein assemblage. |
| ✪ 'Tourmaline' Formula: AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z Locality: Becker Quarry (Becker's Quarry), West Willington, Willington, Tolland County, Connecticut, USA Habit: trigonal elongated, striated prisms with rhombhedral terminations Colour: black Description: very sharp, lustrous pocket crystals to several cms. Species likely schorl or perhaps dravite. |
| ⓘ Zircon Formula: Zr(SiO4) Locality: Becker Quarry (Becker's Quarry), West Willington, Willington, Tolland County, Connecticut, USA Description: A rare accessory mineral in the open vein assemblage. |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | Pyrrhotite | 2.CC.10 | Fe1-xS |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Ilmenite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2+TiO3 |
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | var. Smoky Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | Rutile | 4.DB.05 | TiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Ankerite | 5.AB.10 | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Magnesite | 5.AB.05 | MgCO3 |
| ⓘ | var. Iron-bearing Magnesite | 5.AB.05 | (Mg,Fe)CO3 |
| ⓘ | Siderite | 5.AB.05 | FeCO3 |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| ⓘ | Fluorapatite | 8.BN.05 | Ca5(PO4)3F |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Albite | 9.FA.35 | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| ⓘ | Almandine | 9.AD.25 | Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3 |
| ⓘ | Anorthite | 9.FA.35 | Ca(Al2Si2O8) |
| ⓘ | Cummingtonite | 9.DE.05 | ◻{Mg2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Kyanite | 9.AF.15 | Al2(SiO4)O |
| ⓘ | Magnesio-hornblende | 9.DE.10 | ◻Ca2(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Staurolite | 9.AF.30 | Fe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH) |
| ⓘ | Titanite | 9.AG.15 | CaTi(SiO4)O |
| ⓘ | Zircon | 9.AD.30 | Zr(SiO4) |
| Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
| ⓘ | 'Biotite' | - | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | 'Chlorite Group' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Clinopyroxene Subgroup' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Orthopyroxene Subgroup' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Tourmaline' | - | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Magnesio-hornblende | ◻Ca2(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Staurolite | Fe22+Al9Si4O23(OH) |
| H | ⓘ Cummingtonite | ◻{Mg2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| B | Boron | |
| B | ⓘ Tourmaline | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Magnesite | MgCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Magnesite var. Iron-bearing Magnesite | (Mg,Fe)CO3 |
| C | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| C | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz var. Smoky Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Almandine | Fe32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
| O | ⓘ Magnesite | MgCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Kyanite | Al2(SiO4)O |
| O | ⓘ Tourmaline | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| O | ⓘ Magnesite var. Iron-bearing Magnesite | (Mg,Fe)CO3 |
| O | ⓘ Magnesio-hornblende | ◻Ca2(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| O | ⓘ Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O |
| O | ⓘ Rutile | TiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
| O | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| O | ⓘ Staurolite | Fe22+Al9Si4O23(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3F |
| O | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| O | ⓘ Anorthite | Ca(Al2Si2O8) |
| O | ⓘ Cummingtonite | ◻{Mg2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2 |
| F | ⓘ Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3F |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Magnesite | MgCO3 |
| Mg | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2 |
| Mg | ⓘ Magnesite var. Iron-bearing Magnesite | (Mg,Fe)CO3 |
| Mg | ⓘ Magnesio-hornblende | ◻Ca2(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2 |
| Mg | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| Mg | ⓘ Cummingtonite | ◻{Mg2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Almandine | Fe32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
| Al | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2 |
| Al | ⓘ Kyanite | Al2(SiO4)O |
| Al | ⓘ Magnesio-hornblende | ◻Ca2(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2 |
| Al | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Al | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Al | ⓘ Staurolite | Fe22+Al9Si4O23(OH) |
| Al | ⓘ Anorthite | Ca(Al2Si2O8) |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Smoky Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Almandine | Fe32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
| Si | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Kyanite | Al2(SiO4)O |
| Si | ⓘ Magnesio-hornblende | ◻Ca2(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O |
| Si | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | ⓘ Staurolite | Fe22+Al9Si4O23(OH) |
| Si | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| Si | ⓘ Anorthite | Ca(Al2Si2O8) |
| Si | ⓘ Cummingtonite | ◻{Mg2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | ⓘ Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3F |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2 |
| K | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Magnesio-hornblende | ◻Ca2(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2 |
| Ca | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| Ca | ⓘ Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O |
| Ca | ⓘ Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3F |
| Ca | ⓘ Anorthite | Ca(Al2Si2O8) |
| Ti | Titanium | |
| Ti | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2 |
| Ti | ⓘ Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O |
| Ti | ⓘ Rutile | TiO2 |
| Ti | ⓘ Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Almandine | Fe32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
| Fe | ⓘ Magnesite var. Iron-bearing Magnesite | (Mg,Fe)CO3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Staurolite | Fe22+Al9Si4O23(OH) |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Zr | Zirconium | |
| Zr | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
Localities in this Region
- Connecticut
- Tolland County
- Willington
- West Willington
- Willington
- Tolland County
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