State Route 8 unspecified roadcut [1], Watertown, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| State Route 8 unspecified roadcut [1] | Road Cutting |
| Watertown | Township |
| Litchfield County | County |
| Connecticut | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
41° 36' 3'' North , 73° 3' 59'' West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~0km
Type:
KΓΆppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
106363
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:106363:2
GUID (UUID V4):
12875d66-b898-4b93-8728-246b8bf5fcb6
Roadcut into pegmatite that produced decent specimens of secondary radioactive minerals. No longer exposed for collecting. Described as a most impressive locality. (Erroneously reported as route 7. Route 7 does not go through Watertown, user must have meant to say route 8.)
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| β Albite Formula: Na(AlSi3O8) |
| β Autunite Formula: Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O |
| β 'Gummite' |
| β 'Microlite Group' Formula: A2-mTa2X6-wZ-n |
| β Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| β Uraninite Formula: UO2 |
| β 'Uranmicrolite (of Hogarth 1977)' Formula: (Ca,U,Na)2-x(Ta,Nb)2(O,OH)7 |
| β Uranophane Formula: Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O |
| β Zircon Formula: Zr(SiO4) |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | 'Microlite Group' | 4.00. | A2-mTa2X6-wZ-n |
| β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| β | Uraninite | 4.DL.05 | UO2 |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| β | Autunite | 8.EB.05 | Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 Β· 10-12H2O |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| β | Zircon | 9.AD.30 | Zr(SiO4) |
| β | Uranophane | 9.AK.15 | Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 Β· 5H2O |
| β | Albite | 9.FA.35 | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Unclassified | |||
| β | 'Gummite' | - | |
| β | 'Uranmicrolite (of Hogarth 1977)' | - | (Ca,U,Na)2-x(Ta,Nb)2(O,OH)7 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | β Autunite | Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O |
| H | β Uranmicrolite (of Hogarth 1977) | (Ca,U,Na)2-x(Ta,Nb)2(O,OH)7 |
| H | β Uranophane | Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| O | β Autunite | Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O |
| O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | β Uraninite | UO2 |
| O | β Uranmicrolite (of Hogarth 1977) | (Ca,U,Na)2-x(Ta,Nb)2(O,OH)7 |
| O | β Uranophane | Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O |
| O | β Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Na | β Uranmicrolite (of Hogarth 1977) | (Ca,U,Na)2-x(Ta,Nb)2(O,OH)7 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | β Uranophane | Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O |
| Si | β Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | β Autunite | Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | β Autunite | Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O |
| Ca | β Uranmicrolite (of Hogarth 1977) | (Ca,U,Na)2-x(Ta,Nb)2(O,OH)7 |
| Ca | β Uranophane | Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O |
| Zr | Zirconium | |
| Zr | β Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| Nb | Niobium | |
| Nb | β Uranmicrolite (of Hogarth 1977) | (Ca,U,Na)2-x(Ta,Nb)2(O,OH)7 |
| Ta | Tantalum | |
| Ta | β Microlite Group | A2-mTa2X6-wZ-n |
| Ta | β Uranmicrolite (of Hogarth 1977) | (Ca,U,Na)2-x(Ta,Nb)2(O,OH)7 |
| U | Uranium | |
| U | β Autunite | Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O |
| U | β Uraninite | UO2 |
| U | β Uranmicrolite (of Hogarth 1977) | (Ca,U,Na)2-x(Ta,Nb)2(O,OH)7 |
| U | β Uranophane | Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Piedmontia DomainDomain
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