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Locality Name:
Gillette Quarry (J-J Mine; Haddam Neck Quarry), Haddam Neck, Haddam, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA


mindat Locality ID: 3702
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-3702.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Gillette Quarry (J-J Mine; Haddam Neck Quarry), Haddam Neck, Haddam, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 41°29'33"N
Longitude: 72°30'39"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 41.4925,-72.510833333333
AThis mineral is Anthropogenic.
GThis mineral is directly dated.
BThis mineral is reported as having this age.
YThis mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
OThis mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
RThe age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
PThe age displayed for this mineral is the range of ages for this mineral at all of this locality's children.
This mineral's age has not yet been recorded.

This Mineral list contains entries from this locality, including sub-localities. Minerals in bold are reported by mindat.org as occurring directly at this locality, and do not occur at any children (sublocalities) of this locality.

Elements at this locality, including sub-localities: Al B Be C Ca Cu F Fe H K Li Mg Na Nb O P S Si Sn Ti U W Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al B Be C Ca Cu F Fe H K Li Mg Na Nb O P S Si Sn Ti U W Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleApatiteBerylCalciteChalcopyriteChloriteClayColumbiteCorundumDiaspore
FeldsparFluoriteGarnetGypsumMicaNickelineNonePyroxeneQuartzRutile
ScheeliteSphaleriteSpinelTitaniteTopazTourmalineVesuvianite

32 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Albite  (*)Almandine  (*)Annite  (*)Beryl  (*)
Calcite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Columbite-(Fe)  (*)Cookeite  (*)
Diopside  (*)Dolomite  (*)Elbaite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Fluorite  (*)
Goethite  (*)Graphite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hematite  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Microcline  (*)Muscovite  (*)Orthoclase  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Scheelite  (*)Schorl  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Titanite  (*)Topaz  (*)
Uranophane-α  (*)Vesuvianite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)203419
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)08803
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)302353
Annite  (*)Mica ClayKFe2+3(AlSi3O10)(OH)20356
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O1804286
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)027770
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO205171
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2027198
Columbite-(Fe)  (*)ColumbiteFe2+Nb2O60518
Cookeite  (*)Chlorite Clay(Al,Li)3Al2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)80181
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O604135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)209895
Elbaite  (*)TourmalineNa(Al1.5Li1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)0520
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F02740
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF209617
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)07437
Graphite  (*)NoneC02812
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O06890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3014640
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4014899
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)04924
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2017380
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)02349
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S809056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2061156
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)04894
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)02705
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS021482
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O04899
Topaz  (*)TopazAl2SiO4F201476
Uranophane-α  (*)NoneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2·5H2O0890
Vesuvianite  (*)Vesuvianite(Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)1001395


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