Locality type: | Quarry |
Classification |
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Species: | Elbaite |
Formula: | Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
Comments: | Opaque to gem quality, found in the muck at the bottom of pockets or cavities up to 7 or 8 inches in diameter. Near the pockets opaque or translucent green tourmalines are common. |
Colour: | grass to olive green, colorless or very pale green or pink |
Quality for species: | Good crystals or rich for species - important (!) |
Abundance at site: | Rare |
Confirmation |
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Validity: | Believed Valid |
Data |
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Mineral Data: | Click here to view Elbaite data |
Locality Data: | Click here to view Halberg Quarries (Eureka Quarry; Cook Quarry; Gem Stone Quarry), East Hampton (Chatham), Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
Data Identifiers |
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Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 863549 |
Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:863549:5 |
GUID (UUID V4): | 3128178d-48a1-42a7-a1a5-45aa5bb67185 |
Nearest other occurrences of Elbaite |
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1.7km (1.1 miles) | ⓘAnderson No. 1 Mica Mine (Swanson Mine; Swanson Lithia Mine; Old Lithia Mine; Chatham Lithia Mine), East Hampton (Chatham), Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
4.5km (2.8 miles) | ⓘGillette Quarry (J-J Mine; Haddam Neck Quarry), Haddam Neck, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
5.1km (3.1 miles) | ⓘQuarry Hill (Brainerd Quarries; Shailor Quarries), Haddam Neck, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
6.2km (3.9 miles) | ⓘWhite Rocks Quarry (Consolidated Quarry), White Rock Mining District, Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
6.6km (4.1 miles) | ⓘRiverside Quarry (Western Quarry), White Rock Mining District, Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
8.5km (5.3 miles) | ⓘStrickland Quarry, Strickland pegmatite, Collins Hill, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
8.6km (5.3 miles) | ⓘSchoonmaker Mine, Strickland pegmatite, Collins Hill, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
8.8km (5.4 miles) | ⓘHewitt Gem Quarry (Herb's Gem Quarry; Sawmill Quarry), Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
11.2km (7.0 miles) | ⓘWalden Gem Quarry, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
13.2km (8.2 miles) | ⓘSimpson Quarry (Wiarda Quarry), South Glastonbury, Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
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