Locality type: | Quarry |
Classification |
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Species: | Magnesite |
Formula: | MgCO3 |
Formation: | Primary |
Comments: | Small rhombs <1 cm common, but crystals can reach several cm. Much more common than reported ankerite. Iron typically in the range of 0.05-0.30 apfu, though reportedly a few samples have outer rims grading to pure siderite. |
Habit: | rhombohedral |
Colour: | tan to brown |
Quality for species: | Good crystals or rich for species - important (!) |
Abundance at site: | Common |
Confirmation |
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Validity: | Believed Valid |
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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Quartz | ⓘ16 photos of Magnesite associated with Quartz at this locality. |
Calcite | ⓘ16 photos of Magnesite associated with Calcite at this locality. |
Almandine | ⓘ9 photos of Magnesite associated with Almandine at this locality. |
Kyanite | ⓘ6 photos of Magnesite associated with Kyanite at this locality. |
Chlorite Group | ⓘ5 photos of Magnesite associated with Chlorite Group at this locality. |
Muscovite | ⓘ5 photos of Magnesite associated with Muscovite at this locality. |
Albite | ⓘ3 photos of Magnesite associated with Albite at this locality. |
Pyrite | ⓘ3 photos of Magnesite associated with Pyrite at this locality. |
Siderite | ⓘ3 photos of Magnesite associated with Siderite at this locality. |
Clay | ⓘ2 photos of Magnesite associated with Clay at this locality. |
Data |
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Mineral Data: | Click here to view Magnesite data |
Locality Data: | Click here to view Becker Quarry (Becker's Quarry), West Willington, Willington, Tolland County, Connecticut, USA |
Photo Gallery | View Gallery (11 photos) |
Data Identifiers |
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Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 7180 |
Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:7180:2 |
GUID (UUID V4): | a3600800-8f45-41d6-b92c-02fdb7cc763f |
Nearest other occurrences of Magnesite |
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67.8km (42.2 miles) | ⓘConklin Quarry, Lime Rock, Lincoln, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA |
74.6km (46.3 miles) | ⓘChester Emery Mines, Chester, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA |
85.8km (53.3 miles) | ⓘBolton Lime Quarries (Bolton Quarry; Whitcomb Quarry; Hildreth Quarry), Bolton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA |
References |
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Becker Quarry, West Willington, Willington, Tolland County, Connecticut, USA