Locality type: | Quarry |
Classification |
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Species: | Melanterite |
Formula: | Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O |
Comments: | alteration of pyrite and pyrrhotite |
Colour: | white, gray |
Quality for species: | Poor for species, only of interest for locality collectors. (#) |
Confirmation |
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Validity: | Believed Valid |
Data |
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Mineral Data: | Click here to view Melanterite data |
Locality Data: | Click here to view Hale Quarry (Andrews Quarry; Glastonbury Quarry), Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
Data Identifiers |
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Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 96319 |
Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:96319:8 |
GUID (UUID V4): | 891696a5-aa86-45b4-b9b4-fd9a1f031205 |
Nearest other occurrences of Melanterite |
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0.3km (0.2 miles) | ⓘAndrews Quarry (old Hale Quarry; Grandfather Andrews Quarry), Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
4.1km (2.6 miles) | ⓘStrickland Quarry, Strickland pegmatite, Collins Hill, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
7.0km (4.3 miles) | ⓘGreat Hill cobalt mines, Cobalt, East Hampton (Chatham), Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
7.2km (4.5 miles) | ⓘState Forest Quarry No. 2 (State Forest #2 Mica Mine; Carini Quarry), Cobalt, East Hampton (Chatham), Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
11.2km (7.0 miles) | ⓘLinkpot cut, Airline Railroad, East Hampton (Chatham), Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
15.1km (9.4 miles) | ⓘSlocum prospect, East Hampton (Chatham), Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
18.8km (11.7 miles) | ⓘSulfur Spring (Sulphur Spring), Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
21.3km (13.3 miles) | ⓘState Route 9 rock cuts, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
39.8km (24.7 miles) | ⓘThomaston Dam railroad cut, Thomaston Dam, Thomaston, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA |
62.2km (38.7 miles) | ⓘRoxbury Iron Mine (Shepaug Iron Company Mine; Shepaug Spathic Iron and Steel Company Mine), Mine Hill (Ore Hill), Roxbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA |
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