Locality type: | Quarry |
Classification |
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Species: | Elbaite |
Formula: | Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
Comments: | A small ~1.5 cm nodule of massive blue elbaite, rimmed by muscovite, embedded in granular albite was found by Marcelle Weber in 1957. Labeled as "muscovite after triphylite". Despite the abundance of Li at this locality, this may be the only specimen of elbaite from here. |
Habit: | massive |
Colour: | blue |
Quality for species: | Poor for species, only of interest for locality collectors. (#) |
Abundance at site: | Extremely Rare |
Confirmation |
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Validity: | Confirmed |
Confirmation Methods: | Visually Identified |
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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Muscovite | ⓘ4 photos of Elbaite associated with Muscovite at this locality. |
Albite | ⓘ1 photo of Elbaite associated with Albite at this locality. |
Tantalite-(Mn) | ⓘ1 photo of Elbaite associated with Tantalite-(Mn) at this locality. |
Quartz | ⓘ1 photo of Elbaite associated with Quartz at this locality. |
Data |
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Mineral Data: | Click here to view Elbaite 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: | 882512 |
Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:882512:4 |
GUID (UUID V4): | 186cb928-52c6-4c24-83d7-7fe8b2ec6739 |
Nearest other occurrences of Elbaite |
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5.2km (3.2 miles) | ⓘRidgefield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
20.7km (12.9 miles) | ⓘU. S. Route 7 Expressway (Danbury line to Iron Works District), Brookfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
76.8km (47.7 miles) | ⓘRiverside Quarry (Western Quarry), White Rock Mining District, Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
76.9km (47.8 miles) | ⓘWhite Rocks Quarry (Consolidated Quarry), White Rock Mining District, Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
79.3km (49.3 miles) | ⓘStrickland Quarry, Strickland pegmatite, Collins Hill, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
79.3km (49.3 miles) | ⓘSchoonmaker Mine, Strickland pegmatite, Collins Hill, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
80.2km (49.8 miles) | ⓘHewitt Gem Quarry (Herb's Gem Quarry; Sawmill Quarry), Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
80.4km (50.0 miles) | ⓘWalden Gem Quarry, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
81.0km (50.3 miles) | ⓘHalberg Quarries (Eureka Quarry; Cook Quarry; Gem Stone Quarry), East Hampton (Chatham), Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
81.4km (50.6 miles) | ⓘAnderson No. 1 Mica Mine (Swanson Mine; Swanson Lithia Mine; Old Lithia Mine; Chatham Lithia Mine), East Hampton (Chatham), Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
References |
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Fillow Quarry, Branchville, Redding, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA