Locality type: | Quarry |
Classification |
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Species: | Muscovite var: Schernikite |
Formula: | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Comments: | Usually as parallel-fiber overgrowths on muscovite. |
Habit: | parallel-growth fibers with rhombic cross-sections |
Colour: | pastel lavender |
Quality for species: | Poor for species, only of interest for locality collectors. (#) |
Abundance at site: | Rare |
Confirmation |
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Validity: | Confirmed |
Confirmation Methods: | Visually Identified |
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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Muscovite | ⓘ3 photos of Schernikite associated with Muscovite at this locality. |
Cleavelandite | ⓘ3 photos of Schernikite associated with Cleavelandite at this locality. |
Smoky Quartz | ⓘ2 photos of Schernikite associated with Smoky Quartz at this locality. |
Data |
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Mineral Data: | Click here to view Schernikite data |
Locality Data: | Click here to view White Rocks Quarry (Consolidated Quarry), White Rock Mining District, Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
Photo Gallery | View Gallery (2 photos) |
Data Identifiers |
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Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 954459 |
Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:954459:8 |
GUID (UUID V4): | dcb6e391-5175-4678-a7e6-1ebdbe77814b |
Nearest other occurrences of Schernikite |
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4.3km (2.7 miles) | ⓘStrickland Quarry, Strickland pegmatite, Collins Hill, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
10.1km (6.3 miles) | ⓘGillette Quarry (J-J Mine; Haddam Neck Quarry), Haddam Neck, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
13.5km (8.4 miles) | ⓘHewitt Gem Quarry (Herb's Gem Quarry; Sawmill Quarry), Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
References |
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White Rocks Quarry, White Rock Mining District, Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA