Locality type: | Quarry |
Classification |
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Species: | Lithiophilite var: Sicklerite |
Formula: | Li1-x(Mnx3+Mn2+1-x)PO4 |
Formation: | Secondary |
Comments: | An alteration product forming brown rinds around nodules of lithiophilite. |
Habit: | crusts |
Colour: | brown, yellow-brown, reddish-brown |
Abundance at site: | Common |
Confirmation |
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Validity: | Confirmed |
Confirmation Methods: | Visually Identified |
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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Lithiophilite | ⓘ4 photos of Sicklerite associated with Lithiophilite at this locality. |
Cleavelandite | ⓘ2 photos of Sicklerite associated with Cleavelandite at this locality. |
Smoky Quartz | ⓘ1 photo of Sicklerite associated with Smoky Quartz at this locality. |
Muscovite | ⓘ1 photo of Sicklerite associated with Muscovite at this locality. |
Spessartine | ⓘ1 photo of Sicklerite associated with Spessartine at this locality. |
Spodumene | ⓘ1 photo of Sicklerite associated with Spodumene at this locality. |
Hydroxylapatite | ⓘ1 photo of Sicklerite associated with Hydroxylapatite at this locality. |
Mitridatite | ⓘ1 photo of Sicklerite associated with Mitridatite at this locality. |
Data |
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Mineral Data: | Click here to view Sicklerite data |
Locality Data: | Click here to view Fillow Quarry (Branchville Quarry; Branchville Mica Mine; Smith Mine), Branchville, Redding (Reading), Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
Data Identifiers |
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Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 130910 |
Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:130910:2 |
GUID (UUID V4): | 51d764b4-b634-40be-88fe-9378baad7e7a |
Nearest other occurrences of Sicklerite |
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79.3km (49.3 miles) | ⓘStrickland Quarry, Strickland pegmatite, Collins Hill, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
References |
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Fillow Quarry, Branchville, Redding, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA