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Simpson Quarry (Wiarda Quarry), South Glastonbury, Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Simpson Quarry (Wiarda Quarry) | Quarry (Inactive) |
| South Glastonbury | Village |
| Glastonbury | Town |
| Hartford County | County |
| Connecticut | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
41° 38' 26'' North , 72° 35' 38'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Quarry (Inactive) - last checked 2020
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Cromwell | 13,750 (2017) | 6.6km |
| Glastonbury Center | 7,387 (2017) | 6.7km |
| Glastonbury | 31,876 (2017) | 8.1km |
| Lake Pocotopaug | 3,436 (2017) | 8.4km |
| Portland | 5,862 (2017) | 8.5km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Lapidary and Mineral Society of Central Connecticut | Meriden, Connecticut | 21km |
| Bristol Gem & Mineral Club | Bristol, Connecticut | 30km |
| New Haven Mineral Club | New Haven, Connecticut | 46km |
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Stugard pegmatite 80
Two adjacent quarries and some nearby prospects in generally N-S oriented granite pegmatite dikes about which surprisingly very little has been written, probably because it is not described in Cameron et al (1954) Pegmatite Investigations 1942-45: New England and so did not get into the many collector guidebooks of the 1950s to 1970s. The southern cut is probably the "new" Wiarda quarry, that Watts (1916) describes as:
located in a feldspar deposit on a north and south ridge on the outskirts of South Glastonbury. Several irregular dikes are exposed, but little actual development work has been done to indicate the continuity of any particular dike or to ascertain the width of the bands rich in feldspar. A good quality of feldspar and graphic granite have been obtained from this property and 2,000 tons were reported as being quarried in 1911.
No other place fits this description. The only descriptions using the name "Simpson" are by Hiller (1967), who writes about the good beryl, muscovite and microcline crystals he collected. This article did not spur much collecting, probably because few people could find it then. Collecting activity increased in the 1990s with the construction of nearby residential roads, and publications such as Betts (1996 & 1999), who mentions good quality aquamarine and "bright blue-green hyalite opal". Scattered but well-formed microlite crystals are also noteworthy as are metatorbernite coatings.
Coordinates are for the longer, northern Simpson Quarry.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Albite Formula: Na(AlSi3O8) Habit: blocky microcrystals in small vugs Colour: colorless to white, blue - caused by inclusions of fine elbaite Description: Major component of the pegmatites. Crystals mainly as micros in small vugs, sometimes colored pale blue by included fine-grained elbaite. |
| ⓘ Albite var. Cleavelandite Formula: Na(AlSi3O8) Habit: tabular, subhedral Colour: white Description: Associated with massive, nearly black smoky quartz and beryl. Texture grades into sugary albitite. References: |
| ⓘ 'Allanite Group' ? Formula: (A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) Description: Listed in Table 1 of Betts (1999) with a question mark. |
| ⓘ Almandine Formula: Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3 Habit: trapezohedral Colour: red Description: Usually as small crystals a few mm across in sugary albitite. |
| ⓘ Annite ? Formula: KFe2+3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 Description: Listed in Table 1 (as biotite) in Betts (1999) with a question mark. |
| ⓘ Autunite Formula: Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O |
| ✪ Beryl Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18) Habit: stout prisms with pinacoidal terminations Colour: yellow green to pale green Description: Crystals up to several inches in diameter, best crystals associated with nearly black smoky quartz and cleavelandite. |
| ✪ Beryl var. Aquamarine Formula: Be3Al2Si6O18 Habit: short prisms with pinacoidal terminations Colour: blue green to blue Description: Crystals up to 4 inches in diameter, typically translucent to opaque, but rare gem material also, associated with nearly black smoky quartz and cleavelandite. |
| ⓘ Beryl var. Heliodor Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18) References: |
| ⓘ Bismuthinite Formula: Bi2S3 Habit: massive Colour: gray Description: irregular masses in the quartz core, most are altered to bismutite. References: |
| ⓘ Bismutite Formula: (BiO)2CO3 Habit: massive to subhedral pseudomorphs after bismuthinite or bismuth Colour: yellow to yellow-green, grayish yellow Description: Found by Wil Talbot. References: |
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 References: |
| ⓘ Columbite-(Fe) Formula: Fe2+Nb2O6 References: |
| ⓘ 'Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series' Habit: flattened prisms Colour: black with iridescence Description: Usually less than an inch, found with cleavelandite or sugary albitite. |
| ⓘ Cookeite Formula: (LiAl4◻)[AlSi3O10](OH)8 References: |
| ⓘ Elbaite Formula: Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) Habit: acicular Colour: blue Description: Very fine needle crystals associated with an included in micro albite crystals, coloring them blue. |
| ⓘ Fluorapatite Formula: Ca5(PO4)3F Habit: short prisms with pinacoidal terminations Colour: gray Fluorescence: Yellow (SW) Description: Usually small, inconspicuous crystals in sugary albitite, obvious when illuminated by SW UV. References: |
| ⓘ Gahnite ? Formula: ZnAl2O4 Description: Not found in modern collecting period (post 1990s) and very likely confusion with greenish microlite crystals, which have similar crystal forms and are fairly common. |
| ⓘ Goethite Formula: Fe3+O(OH) References: |
| ⓘ Grayite Formula: (Th,Pb,Ca)(PO4) · H2O References: |
| ⓘ 'Lepidolite' Habit: aggregates of fine flakes Colour: lavender |
| ⓘ Meta-autunite Formula: Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 6H2O Habit: coatings Colour: pale yellow-green Fluorescence: green Description: Thin films associated with other uranium minerals. References: |
| ⓘ Metatorbernite Formula: Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O Habit: tabular, coatings Colour: green Description: Green, fine-grained crystals and coatings associated with other uranium minerals. References: |
| ⓘ Microcline Formula: K(AlSi3O8) Habit: blocky crystals Colour: white to tan Description: Vast majority is massive and anhedral, some subhedral crystals found around the edge of the quartz core zone. |
| ✪ 'Microlite Group' Formula: A2-mTa2X6-wZ-n Habit: octahedral to dodecahedral with modifications Colour: brown to green to black Description: Usually less than 1 cm, commonly contains some uranium and is mildly radioactive. At least one crystal tested at the University of New Haven using Raman spectroscopy, peaks were broad (specimen somewhat metamict) but match fluorocalciomicrolite RUFF spectrum. |
| ✪ Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 Habit: tabular Colour: silvery to pale green Description: Significant accessory mineral, mostly massive and up to 1 foot or so across, but euhedral crystals formed adjacent to the quartz core zone. |
| ✪ Opal Formula: SiO2 · nH2O Habit: bubbly coatings Colour: colorless to aqua Fluorescence: green Description: Coatings mostly invisible unless illuminated by SW UV, rarely colored blue-green in daylight and if thick enough has a translucent, fine-grained bubbly appearance. |
| ✪ Opal var. Opal-AN Formula: SiO2 · nH2O Habit: bubbly coatings Colour: colorless to aqua Fluorescence: green Description: Coatings mostly invisible unless illuminated by SW UV, rarely colored blue-green in daylight and if thick enough has a translucent, fine-grained bubbly appearance. |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Formula: Mn4+O2 Description: No pyrolusite dendrite or staining in a granite pegmatite in the world has been verified as pyrolusite. The name was a mistake in the nineteenth century which has been widely publicized. |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 Habit: massive Description: Major component of the pegmatites. |
| ⓘ Quartz var. Smoky Quartz Formula: SiO2 Habit: massive Colour: pale brown to nearly black Description: The nearly black material associated with cleavelandite hosts the best beryl crystals. References: |
| ⓘ Samarskite-(Y) Formula: YFe3+Nb2O8 |
| ⓘ Schorl Formula: NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) Habit: slender, elongated prisms, typically unterminated Colour: black Description: Typically as aggregates, sometimes with radial divergence, of slender elongated crystals to a few inches. |
| ⓘ Spessartine Formula: Mn2+3Al2(SiO4)3 Habit: trapezohedral Colour: orange to red-orange Description: An orange garnet EDS analysis was done in 2008 by Kerry Day in Ottawa. His setup didn't produce spectra at the time, but he did provide this data:
Al (1.49 KeV) = 676 (X-ray count); Si (1.74) = 1111; Ca (3.69) = 130; Mn (5.90 KeV) = 435; Fe (6.40 KeV) = 159; Background values 2/10 = 99/10
He noted that for a number of reasons X-ray counts are not directly comparable but X-ray counts for element pairs such as Al and Si; K and Ca; and Mn and Fe more or less are. He concluded that the garnet is spessartine based on Mn 435 > Fe 159.
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| ⓘ Thorite Formula: Th(SiO4) Colour: dark brown |
| ⓘ Torbernite Formula: Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O References: |
| ⓘ 'Tourmaline' Formula: AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z Habit: subhedral prismatic, parallel aggregates Colour: green Description: Unterminated prisms with cleavelandite, lepidolite, quartz, can be translucent with small gemmy portions. References: |
| ⓘ Uraninite Formula: UO2 Habit: octahedral Colour: black Description: Crystals typically less than 1 cm. |
| ⓘ 'Uranmicrolite (of Hogarth 1977)' ? Formula: (Ca,U,Na)2-x(Ta,Nb)2(O,OH)7 |
| ⓘ Xenotime-(Y) ? Formula: Y(PO4) Description: Listed on Table 1 in Betts (1999) with a question mark. |
| ⓘ Zircon Formula: Zr(SiO4) |
| ⓘ Zircon var. Cyrtolite Formula: Zr[(SiO4),(OH)4] References: |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Bismuthinite | 2.DB.05 | Bi2S3 |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Goethite | 4.00. | Fe3+O(OH) |
| ⓘ | 'Microlite Group' | 4.00. | A2-mTa2X6-wZ-n |
| ⓘ | Gahnite ? | 4.BB.05 | ZnAl2O4 |
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | var. Smoky Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | Opal var. Opal-AN | 4.DA.10 | SiO2 · nH2O |
| ⓘ | 4.DA.10 | SiO2 · nH2O | |
| ⓘ | Pyrolusite ? | 4.DB.05 | Mn4+O2 |
| ⓘ | Samarskite-(Y) | 4.DB.25 | YFe3+Nb2O8 |
| ⓘ | Columbite-(Fe) | 4.DB.35 | Fe2+Nb2O6 |
| ⓘ | Uraninite | 4.DL.05 | UO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Bismutite | 5.BE.25 | (BiO)2CO3 |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| ⓘ | Xenotime-(Y) ? | 8.AD.35 | Y(PO4) |
| ⓘ | Fluorapatite | 8.BN.05 | Ca5(PO4)3F |
| ⓘ | Grayite | 8.CJ.45 | (Th,Pb,Ca)(PO4) · H2O |
| ⓘ | Autunite | 8.EB.05 | Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O |
| ⓘ | Torbernite | 8.EB.05 | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O |
| ⓘ | Meta-autunite | 8.EB.10 | Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 6H2O |
| ⓘ | Metatorbernite | 8.EB.10 | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Almandine | 9.AD.25 | Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3 |
| ⓘ | Spessartine | 9.AD.25 | Mn2+3Al2(SiO4)3 |
| ⓘ | Thorite | 9.AD.30 | Th(SiO4) |
| ⓘ | Zircon | 9.AD.30 | Zr(SiO4) |
| ⓘ | var. Cyrtolite | 9.AD.30 | Zr[(SiO4),(OH)4] |
| ⓘ | Beryl var. Aquamarine | 9.CJ.05 | Be3Al2Si6O18 |
| ⓘ | 9.CJ.05 | Be3Al2(Si6O18) | |
| ⓘ | var. Heliodor | 9.CJ.05 | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| ⓘ | Elbaite | 9.CK.05 | Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| ⓘ | Schorl | 9.CK.05 | NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| ⓘ | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Annite ? | 9.EC.20 | KFe2+3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Cookeite | 9.EC.55 | (LiAl4◻)[AlSi3O10](OH)8 |
| ⓘ | Microcline | 9.FA.30 | K(AlSi3O8) |
| ⓘ | Albite | 9.FA.35 | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| ⓘ | var. Cleavelandite | 9.FA.35 | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Lepidolite' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Tourmaline' | - | AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| ⓘ | 'Uranmicrolite (of Hogarth 1977)' ? | - | (Ca,U,Na)2-x(Ta,Nb)2(O,OH)7 |
| ⓘ | 'Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Allanite Group' ? | - | (A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Annite | KFe32+(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Autunite | Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O |
| H | ⓘ Cookeite | (LiAl4◻)[AlSi3O10](OH)8 |
| H | ⓘ Elbaite | Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| H | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| H | ⓘ Grayite | (Th,Pb,Ca)(PO4) · H2O |
| H | ⓘ Opal var. Opal-AN | SiO2 · nH2O |
| H | ⓘ Meta-autunite | Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 6H2O |
| H | ⓘ Metatorbernite | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O |
| H | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| H | ⓘ Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| H | ⓘ Torbernite | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O |
| H | ⓘ Uranmicrolite (of Hogarth 1977) | (Ca,U,Na)2-x(Ta,Nb)2(O,OH)7 |
| H | ⓘ Zircon var. Cyrtolite | Zr[(SiO4),(OH)4] |
| H | ⓘ Allanite Group | (A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Li | Lithium | |
| Li | ⓘ Cookeite | (LiAl4◻)[AlSi3O10](OH)8 |
| Li | ⓘ Elbaite | Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Be | Beryllium | |
| Be | ⓘ Beryl var. Aquamarine | Be3Al2Si6O18 |
| Be | ⓘ Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| Be | ⓘ Beryl var. Heliodor | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| B | Boron | |
| B | ⓘ Elbaite | Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| B | ⓘ Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| B | ⓘ Tourmaline | AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Bismutite | (BiO)2CO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| O | ⓘ Annite | KFe32+(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Beryl var. Aquamarine | Be3Al2Si6O18 |
| O | ⓘ Autunite | Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O |
| O | ⓘ Almandine | Fe32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
| O | ⓘ Bismutite | (BiO)2CO3 |
| O | ⓘ Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| O | ⓘ Cookeite | (LiAl4◻)[AlSi3O10](OH)8 |
| O | ⓘ Elbaite | Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Columbite-(Fe) | Fe2+Nb2O6 |
| O | ⓘ Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3F |
| O | ⓘ Gahnite | ZnAl2O4 |
| O | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Grayite | (Th,Pb,Ca)(PO4) · H2O |
| O | ⓘ Opal var. Opal-AN | SiO2 · nH2O |
| O | ⓘ Meta-autunite | Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 6H2O |
| O | ⓘ Metatorbernite | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O |
| O | ⓘ Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
| O | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| O | ⓘ Pyrolusite | Mn4+O2 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Samarskite-(Y) | YFe3+Nb2O8 |
| O | ⓘ Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Quartz var. Smoky Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Spessartine | Mn32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
| O | ⓘ Thorite | Th(SiO4) |
| O | ⓘ Torbernite | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O |
| O | ⓘ Tourmaline | AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| O | ⓘ Uraninite | UO2 |
| O | ⓘ Uranmicrolite (of Hogarth 1977) | (Ca,U,Na)2-x(Ta,Nb)2(O,OH)7 |
| O | ⓘ Xenotime-(Y) | Y(PO4) |
| O | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| O | ⓘ Beryl var. Heliodor | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| O | ⓘ Zircon var. Cyrtolite | Zr[(SiO4),(OH)4] |
| O | ⓘ Albite var. Cleavelandite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| O | ⓘ Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series | |
| O | ⓘ Allanite Group | (A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | ⓘ Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3F |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Na | ⓘ Elbaite | Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Na | ⓘ Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Na | ⓘ Uranmicrolite (of Hogarth 1977) | (Ca,U,Na)2-x(Ta,Nb)2(O,OH)7 |
| Na | ⓘ Albite var. Cleavelandite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Al | ⓘ Annite | KFe32+(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Al | ⓘ Beryl var. Aquamarine | Be3Al2Si6O18 |
| Al | ⓘ Almandine | Fe32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
| Al | ⓘ Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| Al | ⓘ Cookeite | (LiAl4◻)[AlSi3O10](OH)8 |
| Al | ⓘ Elbaite | Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Al | ⓘ Gahnite | ZnAl2O4 |
| Al | ⓘ Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Al | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Al | ⓘ Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Al | ⓘ Spessartine | Mn32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
| Al | ⓘ Beryl var. Heliodor | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| Al | ⓘ Albite var. Cleavelandite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | ⓘ Annite | KFe32+(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Beryl var. Aquamarine | Be3Al2Si6O18 |
| Si | ⓘ Almandine | Fe32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
| Si | ⓘ Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| Si | ⓘ Cookeite | (LiAl4◻)[AlSi3O10](OH)8 |
| Si | ⓘ Elbaite | Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Si | ⓘ Opal var. Opal-AN | SiO2 · nH2O |
| Si | ⓘ Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Smoky Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Spessartine | Mn32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
| Si | ⓘ Thorite | Th(SiO4) |
| Si | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| Si | ⓘ Beryl var. Heliodor | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| Si | ⓘ Zircon var. Cyrtolite | Zr[(SiO4),(OH)4] |
| Si | ⓘ Albite var. Cleavelandite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | ⓘ Allanite Group | (A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | ⓘ Autunite | Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O |
| P | ⓘ Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3F |
| P | ⓘ Grayite | (Th,Pb,Ca)(PO4) · H2O |
| P | ⓘ Meta-autunite | Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 6H2O |
| P | ⓘ Metatorbernite | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O |
| P | ⓘ Torbernite | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O |
| P | ⓘ Xenotime-(Y) | Y(PO4) |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Bismuthinite | Bi2S3 |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Annite | KFe32+(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| K | ⓘ Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
| K | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Autunite | Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3F |
| Ca | ⓘ Grayite | (Th,Pb,Ca)(PO4) · H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Meta-autunite | Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 6H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Uranmicrolite (of Hogarth 1977) | (Ca,U,Na)2-x(Ta,Nb)2(O,OH)7 |
| Mn | Manganese | |
| Mn | ⓘ Pyrolusite | Mn4+O2 |
| Mn | ⓘ Spessartine | Mn32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
| Mn | ⓘ Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series | |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Annite | KFe32+(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Almandine | Fe32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Columbite-(Fe) | Fe2+Nb2O6 |
| Fe | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Samarskite-(Y) | YFe3+Nb2O8 |
| Fe | ⓘ Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Fe | ⓘ Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series | |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Metatorbernite | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O |
| Cu | ⓘ Torbernite | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Gahnite | ZnAl2O4 |
| Y | Yttrium | |
| Y | ⓘ Samarskite-(Y) | YFe3+Nb2O8 |
| Y | ⓘ Xenotime-(Y) | Y(PO4) |
| Zr | Zirconium | |
| Zr | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| Zr | ⓘ Zircon var. Cyrtolite | Zr[(SiO4),(OH)4] |
| Nb | Niobium | |
| Nb | ⓘ Columbite-(Fe) | Fe2+Nb2O6 |
| Nb | ⓘ Samarskite-(Y) | YFe3+Nb2O8 |
| Nb | ⓘ Uranmicrolite (of Hogarth 1977) | (Ca,U,Na)2-x(Ta,Nb)2(O,OH)7 |
| Nb | ⓘ Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series | |
| Ta | Tantalum | |
| Ta | ⓘ Microlite Group | A2-mTa2X6-wZ-n |
| Ta | ⓘ Uranmicrolite (of Hogarth 1977) | (Ca,U,Na)2-x(Ta,Nb)2(O,OH)7 |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Grayite | (Th,Pb,Ca)(PO4) · H2O |
| Bi | Bismuth | |
| Bi | ⓘ Bismuthinite | Bi2S3 |
| Bi | ⓘ Bismutite | (BiO)2CO3 |
| Th | Thorium | |
| Th | ⓘ Grayite | (Th,Pb,Ca)(PO4) · H2O |
| Th | ⓘ Thorite | Th(SiO4) |
| U | Uranium | |
| U | ⓘ Autunite | Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O |
| U | ⓘ Meta-autunite | Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 6H2O |
| U | ⓘ Metatorbernite | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O |
| U | ⓘ Torbernite | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O |
| U | ⓘ Uraninite | UO2 |
| U | ⓘ Uranmicrolite (of Hogarth 1977) | (Ca,U,Na)2-x(Ta,Nb)2(O,OH)7 |
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References
Watts, A.S. (1916, January) The Feldspars of the New England and North Appalachian States. Bulletin 92. Bureau of Mines 181 pp.
Stugard, Frederick Jr. (1958) Pegmatites of the Middletown area, Connecticut. Bulletin 1042q. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/b1042q
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