Locality type: | Mine |
Classification |
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Species: | Spessartine |
Formula: | Mn32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
Formation: | Primary |
Comments: | The garnet species found in masses with blue elbaite and lepidolite hosted by cleavelandite, that look similar to the triplite masses, confirmed by SEM-EDS analysis. Schooner (circa 1990) says, "most of it is the typical darker color; but a few specimens, all from the same boulder, show a light orange variety (confirmed by X-ray study)." |
Habit: | trapezohedral to massive |
Colour: | light orange to maroon |
Confirmation |
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Validity: | Confirmed |
Confirmation Methods: | SEM-EDS |
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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Fluorapatite | ⓘ3 photos of Spessartine associated with Fluorapatite at this locality. |
Cleavelandite | ⓘ3 photos of Spessartine associated with Cleavelandite at this locality. |
Cookeite | ⓘ3 photos of Spessartine associated with Cookeite at this locality. |
Lepidolite | ⓘ2 photos of Spessartine associated with Lepidolite at this locality. |
Elbaite | ⓘ1 photo of Spessartine associated with Elbaite at this locality. |
Data |
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Mineral Data: | Click here to view Spessartine data |
Locality Data: | Click here to view Anderson No. 1 Mica Mine (Swanson Mine; Swanson Lithia Mine; Old Lithia Mine; Chatham Lithia Mine), East Hampton (Chatham), Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
Photo Gallery | View Gallery (3 photos) |
Data Identifiers |
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Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 130132 |
Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:130132:8 |
GUID (UUID V4): | 7f99d1c9-ad7f-48bc-bea2-b3aa3b271c50 |
Nearest other occurrences of Spessartine |
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2.8km (1.7 miles) | ⓘGillette Quarry (J-J Mine; Haddam Neck Quarry), Haddam Neck, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
3.7km (2.3 miles) | ⓘChrysoberyl locality, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
4.6km (2.8 miles) | ⓘSlocum prospect, East Hampton (Chatham), Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
5.1km (3.2 miles) | ⓘJail Hill Road locality (Jail Hill Quarry), Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
6.6km (4.1 miles) | ⓘCivilian Conservation Corps prospect (CCC prospect; Cook columbite prospect), Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
7.1km (4.4 miles) | ⓘHewitt Gem Quarry (Herb's Gem Quarry; Sawmill Quarry), Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
8.7km (5.4 miles) | ⓘNathan Hall Quarry (Clark Hill Quarry), East Hampton (Chatham), Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
9.0km (5.6 miles) | ⓘState Forest Quarry No. 1 (State Forest #1 Quarry; Clark Hill Quarry), East Hampton (Chatham), Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
9.4km (5.9 miles) | ⓘHale-Walker prospects, Collins Hill, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
10.2km (6.4 miles) | ⓘStrickland Quarry, Strickland pegmatite, Collins Hill, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
References |
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Anderson No. 1 Mica Mine, East Hampton, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA