Locality type: | Quarry |
Classification |
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Species: | 'Microlite Group' (not an IMA approved species) |
Formula: | A2-mTa2X6-wZ-n |
Comments: | "small, dark brown, octahedral crystals in albite (cleavelandite)" |
Habit: | octahedral |
Colour: | dark brown |
Confirmation |
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Validity: | Believed Valid |
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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Cleavelandite | ⓘ2 photos of Microlite Group associated with Cleavelandite at this locality. |
Data |
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Mineral Data: | Click here to view Microlite Group data |
Locality Data: | Click here to view Fillow Quarry (Branchville Quarry; Branchville Mica Mine; Smith Mine), Branchville, Redding (Reading), Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
Photo Gallery | View Gallery (3 photos) |
Data Identifiers |
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Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 700989 |
Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:700989:1 |
GUID (UUID V4): | 234b24db-435e-4f52-a2d6-9ebb7ccfc61d |
Nearest other occurrences of Microlite Group |
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76.8km (47.7 miles) | ⓘRiverside Quarry (Western Quarry), White Rock Mining District, Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
76.9km (47.8 miles) | ⓘWhite Rocks Quarry (Consolidated Quarry), White Rock Mining District, Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
79.3km (49.2 miles) | ⓘHale-Walker prospects, Collins Hill, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
79.3km (49.3 miles) | ⓘStrickland Quarry, Strickland pegmatite, Collins Hill, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
80.1km (49.8 miles) | ⓘChrysoberyl locality, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
80.2km (49.8 miles) | ⓘHewitt Gem Quarry (Herb's Gem Quarry; Sawmill Quarry), Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
80.4km (50.0 miles) | ⓘWalden Gem Quarry, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
80.5km (50.0 miles) | ⓘLong Hill prospects (Turkey Hill prospects), Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
80.8km (50.2 miles) | ⓘHale Quarry (Andrews Quarry; Glastonbury Quarry), Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
81.2km (50.5 miles) | ⓘHowe Quarry (Howe #1 Quarry; Huspband Quarry), South Glastonbury, Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
References |
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Fillow Quarry, Branchville, Redding, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA