Locality type: Quarry Classification Species: Spodumene Formula: LiAlSi2 O6 Comments: broad, lath-like crystals several inches wide and thick, and up to a foot and a half in length. Found in the core zone of the western pegmatite. "Spodumene including gem kunzite and hiddenite was present in logs up to 1 foot by 4 inches comprising about 1.0 percent of the lepidolite enriched areas." (Barton and Goldsmith 1968) Colour: tan to lavender Luminescent properties: pale orange-pink Abundance at site: Common Confirmation Validity: Believed Valid Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: Albite 6 - var Cleavelandite 6 Lepidolite 4 Quartz 4 Montebrasite 3 Elbaite 2 Opal 2 - var Opal-AN 2 Pollucite 2 Microlite Group 1 Data Mineral Data: Click here to view Spodumene data Locality Data: Click here to view Walden Gem Quarry, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA Photo Gallery View Gallery (6 photos) Data Identifiers Mindat Occurrence Record ID: 37388 Long-form Identifier: 1:3:37388:1 GUID (UUID V4 ): 0 Nearest other occurrences of Spodumene
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Walden Gem Quarry, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA