| Locality type: | Quarry |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Schorl |
| Formula: | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Comments: | Poor crystals to 15-20 cm in matrix. The best crystals to several cm occur in the pocket zone. |
| Habit: | stubby to elongated prisms, mostly subhedral in matrix |
| Colour: | black |
| Quality for species: | Poor for species, only of interest for locality collectors. (#) |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Albite | ⓘ5 photos of Schorl associated with Albite at this locality. |
| Muscovite | ⓘ4 photos of Schorl associated with Muscovite at this locality. |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Schorl data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view State Forest Quarry No. 1 (State Forest #1 Quarry; Clark Hill Quarry), East Hampton (Chatham), Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (5 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 478138 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:478138:7 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 436404d6-1ee6-41f8-ac1a-e9747ac4318d |
| Nearest other occurrences of Schorl |
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| 0.2km (0.1 miles) | ⓘNathan Hall Quarry (Clark Hill Quarry), East Hampton (Chatham), Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 2.6km (1.6 miles) | ⓘState Forest Quarry No. 2 (State Forest #2 Mica Mine; Carini Quarry), Cobalt, East Hampton (Chatham), Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 3.0km (1.9 miles) | ⓘPelton's Quarry, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 3.2km (2.0 miles) | ⓘGreat Hill Pond Brook pegmatite, Cobalt, East Hampton (Chatham), Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 4.1km (2.5 miles) | ⓘHale-Walker prospects, Collins Hill, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 4.2km (2.6 miles) | ⓘBishop Hill Schorl Locality, East Hampton (Chatham), Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 4.2km (2.6 miles) | ⓘStrickland Quarry, Strickland pegmatite, Collins Hill, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 4.3km (2.6 miles) | ⓘSchoonmaker Mine, Strickland pegmatite, Collins Hill, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 4.5km (2.8 miles) | ⓘUnnamed building stone quarry, Collins Hill, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 4.6km (2.9 miles) | ⓘCase Quarries, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| References |
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State Forest Quarry No. 1, East Hampton, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA