Locality type: | Quarry |
Classification |
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Species: | 'Tourmaline' (not an IMA approved species) |
Formula: | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
Comments: | Unterminated prisms with cleavelandite, lepidolite, quartz, can be translucent with small gemmy portions. |
Habit: | subhedral prismatic, parallel aggregates |
Colour: | green |
Abundance at site: | Rare |
Confirmation |
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Validity: | Confirmed |
Confirmation Methods: | Visually Identified |
Data |
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Mineral Data: | Click here to view Tourmaline data |
Locality Data: | Click here to view Simpson Quarry (Wiarda Quarry), South Glastonbury, Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
Data Identifiers |
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Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 775665 |
Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:775665:8 |
GUID (UUID V4): | 14fd6610-2892-4dd9-99cc-1b7fd97df9a1 |
Nearest other occurrences of Tourmaline |
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0.6km (0.4 miles) | ⓘHollister prospects, South Glastonbury, Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
1.1km (0.7 miles) | ⓘHale Quarry (Andrews Quarry; Glastonbury Quarry), Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
2.2km (1.4 miles) | ⓘGotta-Walden Prospect, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
2.3km (1.4 miles) | ⓘWalden Gem Quarry, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
5.2km (3.2 miles) | ⓘSchoonmaker Mine, Strickland pegmatite, Collins Hill, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
5.2km (3.2 miles) | ⓘStrickland Quarry, Strickland pegmatite, Collins Hill, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
6.0km (3.7 miles) | ⓘHale-Walker prospects, Collins Hill, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
6.9km (4.3 miles) | ⓘBrack Gem prospect (Brack prospect), East Glastonbury, Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
7.8km (4.8 miles) | ⓘGreat Hill cobalt mines, Cobalt, East Hampton (Chatham), Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
9.5km (5.9 miles) | ⓘWhite Rocks Quarry (Consolidated Quarry), White Rock Mining District, Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
References |
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Simpson Quarry, South Glastonbury, Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA