Sunset Quartzite Quarry, East Glastonbury, Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Sunset Quartzite Quarry | Quarry |
East Glastonbury | - not defined - |
Glastonbury | Town |
Hartford County | County |
Connecticut | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
41° 38' 55'' North , 72° 30' 57'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Terramuggus | 1,025 (2017) | 4.1km |
Lake Pocotopaug | 3,436 (2017) | 5.6km |
East Hampton | 2,691 (2017) | 8.2km |
Glastonbury Center | 7,387 (2017) | 9.1km |
Glastonbury | 31,876 (2017) | 10.4km |
Nearest Clubs:
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Club | Location | Distance |
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Lapidary and Mineral Society of Central Connecticut | Meriden, Connecticut | 27km |
Bristol Gem & Mineral Club | Bristol, Connecticut | 36km |
Mindat Locality ID:
23090
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:23090:5
GUID (UUID V4):
ed49156c-b4f0-404d-8aac-d0e5d977aa02
Quarry in the Silurian Clough Quartzite.
In the 1980's Fred Schuster worked in the quarry when it was active. He was able to collect from an exposed vein of pegmatite in the eastern wall of the quarry. There seemed to be no feldspar, but grayish quartz with muscovite and much white clay (kaolinite?) probably from the feldspar decomposition. Ixiolite was found in crystals.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsMineral List
4 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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β Dickite Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 References: |
β Dravite Formula: NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) References: |
β Sillimanite Formula: Al2(SiO4)O References: |
β Strengite Formula: FePO4 · 2H2O References: |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
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β | Strengite | 8.CD.10 | FePO4 Β· 2H2O |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
β | Sillimanite | 9.AF.05 | Al2(SiO4)O |
β | Dravite | 9.CK.05 | NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
β | Dickite | 9.ED.05 | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | β Dickite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
H | β Dravite | NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
H | β Strengite | FePO4 · 2H2O |
B | Boron | |
B | β Dravite | NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
O | Oxygen | |
O | β Dickite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
O | β Dravite | NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
O | β Sillimanite | Al2(SiO4)O |
O | β Strengite | FePO4 · 2H2O |
Na | Sodium | |
Na | β Dravite | NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | β Dravite | NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | β Dickite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
Al | β Dravite | NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
Al | β Sillimanite | Al2(SiO4)O |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | β Dickite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
Si | β Dravite | NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
Si | β Sillimanite | Al2(SiO4)O |
P | Phosphorus | |
P | β Strengite | FePO4 · 2H2O |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | β Strengite | FePO4 · 2H2O |
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