Locality type: | Prospect |
Classification |
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Species: | Elbaite |
Formula: | Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
Comments: | Commonly pink, some dark blue and green. Typically opaque and unterminated. |
Habit: | elongated prisms |
Colour: | pink, dark blue, green |
Abundance at site: | Rare |
Confirmation |
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Validity: | Believed Valid |
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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Quartz | ⓘ8 photos of Elbaite associated with Quartz at this locality. |
Lepidolite | ⓘ5 photos of Elbaite associated with Lepidolite at this locality. |
Cleavelandite | ⓘ5 photos of Elbaite associated with Cleavelandite at this locality. |
Muscovite | ⓘ2 photos of Elbaite associated with Muscovite at this locality. |
Microcline | ⓘ2 photos of Elbaite associated with Microcline at this locality. |
Albite | ⓘ1 photo of Elbaite associated with Albite at this locality. |
Data |
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Mineral Data: | Click here to view Elbaite data |
Locality Data: | Click here to view Hollister prospects, South Glastonbury, Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
Photo Gallery | View Gallery (11 photos) |
Data Identifiers |
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Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 130196 |
Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:130196:0 |
GUID (UUID V4): | 1a7b0572-0977-49b0-963b-cde0f58e20e7 |
Nearest other occurrences of Elbaite |
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0.6km (0.4 miles) | ⓘSimpson Quarry (Wiarda Quarry), South Glastonbury, Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
2.8km (1.7 miles) | ⓘWalden Gem Quarry, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
5.6km (3.5 miles) | ⓘSchoonmaker Mine, Strickland pegmatite, Collins Hill, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
5.7km (3.5 miles) | ⓘStrickland Quarry, Strickland pegmatite, Collins Hill, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
6.4km (4.0 miles) | ⓘBrack Gem prospect (Brack prospect), East Glastonbury, Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
9.6km (6.0 miles) | ⓘRiverside Quarry (Western Quarry), White Rock Mining District, Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
10.0km (6.2 miles) | ⓘWhite Rocks Quarry (Consolidated Quarry), White Rock Mining District, Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
13.5km (8.4 miles) | ⓘHalberg Quarries (Eureka Quarry; Cook Quarry; Gem Stone Quarry), East Hampton (Chatham), Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
15.2km (9.5 miles) | ⓘAnderson No. 1 Mica Mine (Swanson Mine; Swanson Lithia Mine; Old Lithia Mine; Chatham Lithia Mine), East Hampton (Chatham), Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
18.0km (11.2 miles) | ⓘGillette Quarry (J-J Mine; Haddam Neck Quarry), Haddam Neck, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
References |
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Hollister prospects, South Glastonbury, Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA