Flatrock Quarry (Flat Rock Quarry; Crystal Mall), Waterford, New London County, Connecticut, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Flatrock Quarry (Flat Rock Quarry; Crystal Mall) | Quarry (Built Over) |
Waterford | - not defined - |
New London County | County |
Connecticut | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
41° 22' 31'' North , 72° 8' 35'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Quarry (Built Over) - last checked 2019
KΓΆppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
---|---|---|
Central Waterford | 2,887 (2017) | 3.5km |
Waterford | 19,281 (2017) | 3.8km |
New London | 27,179 (2017) | 4.2km |
Groton | 9,221 (2018) | 6.1km |
Conning Towers-Nautilus Park | 8,834 (2017) | 6.3km |
Mindat Locality ID:
11211
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:11211:3
GUID (UUID V4):
648761cd-83f9-48ea-8cbc-022b7ad809cc
Originally a quarry in the Joshua Rock member of the New London Gneiss - an aegirine-augite granite orthogneiss. In the 1980s Crystal Mall was built at the site and resulted in the recovery of new specimens. The remaining exposure is a long rock cut along state Route 85.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
β Formula: NaFe3+Si2O6 Description: Reported as aegirine in the reference in 1911, but the mineral found here has since been redefined as aegrine-augite. |
β Aegirine-augite Formula: (NaaCabFe2+cMgd)(Fe3+eAlfFe2+gMgh)Si2O6 Habit: anhedral to subhedral elongated prisms Colour: black to dark green Description: Reported by Dale and Gregory as aegirine in 1911, the mineral found here has since been redefined as aegirine-augite. |
β ' Description: now equivalent to Davidite-(La) |
β Albite Formula: Na(AlSi3O8) |
β Albite var. Oligoclase Formula: (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
β Allanite-(Ce) Formula: (CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) Habit: tabular Colour: black Description: unstriated, slightly rounded tabular crystals up to 2 cm |
β 'Apatite' Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
β Davidite-(La) Formula: La(Y,U)Fe2(Ti,Fe,Cr,V)18(O,OH,F)38 Habit: subhedral Colour: pitch black Description: Small 1-2 cm obsidian-black subhedral crystals with red staining in adjacent rock. |
β Ilmenite Formula: Fe2+TiO3 References: |
β Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
β Microcline Formula: K(AlSi3O8) |
β 'Monazite' Formula: REE(PO4) References: |
β Orthoclase Formula: K(AlSi3O8) |
β Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
β Titanite Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O References: |
β Zircon Formula: Zr(SiO4) |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
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β | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
β | Ilmenite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2+TiO3 |
β | Davidite-(La) | 4.CC.40 | La(Y,U)Fe2(Ti,Fe,Cr,V)18(O,OH,F)38 |
β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
β | Zircon | 9.AD.30 | Zr(SiO4) |
β | Titanite | 9.AG.15 | CaTi(SiO4)O |
β | Allanite-(Ce) | 9.BG.05b | (CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
β | Aegirine-augite | 9.DA.20 | (NaaCabFe2+cMgd)(Fe3+eAlfFe2+gMgh)Si2O6 |
β | Aegirine ? | 9.DA.25 | NaFe3+Si2O6 |
β | Microcline | 9.FA.30 | K(AlSi3O8) |
β | Orthoclase | 9.FA.30 | K(AlSi3O8) |
β | Albite | 9.FA.35 | Na(AlSi3O8) |
β | var. Oligoclase | 9.FA.35 | (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
Unclassified | |||
β | 'Aeschynite' ? | - | |
β | 'Monazite' | - | REE(PO4) |
β | 'Apatite' | - | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | β Allanite-(Ce) | (CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
H | β Davidite-(La) | La(Y,U)Fe2(Ti,Fe,Cr,V)18(O,OH,F)38 |
H | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
O | Oxygen | |
O | β Aegirine | NaFe3+Si2O6 |
O | β Aegirine-augite | (NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(Fee3+AlfFeg2+Mgh)Si2O6 |
O | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
O | β Allanite-(Ce) | (CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
O | β Davidite-(La) | La(Y,U)Fe2(Ti,Fe,Cr,V)18(O,OH,F)38 |
O | β Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
O | β Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
O | β Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
O | β Monazite | REE(PO4) |
O | β Albite var. Oligoclase | (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
O | β Orthoclase | K(AlSi3O8) |
O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
O | β Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O |
O | β Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
O | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
F | Fluorine | |
F | β Davidite-(La) | La(Y,U)Fe2(Ti,Fe,Cr,V)18(O,OH,F)38 |
F | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
Na | Sodium | |
Na | β Aegirine | NaFe3+Si2O6 |
Na | β Aegirine-augite | (NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(Fee3+AlfFeg2+Mgh)Si2O6 |
Na | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Na | β Albite var. Oligoclase | (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | β Aegirine-augite | (NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(Fee3+AlfFeg2+Mgh)Si2O6 |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | β Aegirine-augite | (NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(Fee3+AlfFeg2+Mgh)Si2O6 |
Al | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Al | β Allanite-(Ce) | (CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Al | β Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
Al | β Albite var. Oligoclase | (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
Al | β Orthoclase | K(AlSi3O8) |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | β Aegirine | NaFe3+Si2O6 |
Si | β Aegirine-augite | (NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(Fee3+AlfFeg2+Mgh)Si2O6 |
Si | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Si | β Allanite-(Ce) | (CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Si | β Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
Si | β Albite var. Oligoclase | (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
Si | β Orthoclase | K(AlSi3O8) |
Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | β Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O |
Si | β Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
P | Phosphorus | |
P | β Monazite | REE(PO4) |
P | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
Cl | Chlorine | |
Cl | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
K | Potassium | |
K | β Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
K | β Orthoclase | K(AlSi3O8) |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | β Aegirine-augite | (NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(Fee3+AlfFeg2+Mgh)Si2O6 |
Ca | β Allanite-(Ce) | (CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Ca | β Albite var. Oligoclase | (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
Ca | β Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O |
Ca | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
Ti | Titanium | |
Ti | β Davidite-(La) | La(Y,U)Fe2(Ti,Fe,Cr,V)18(O,OH,F)38 |
Ti | β Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
Ti | β Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O |
V | Vanadium | |
V | β Davidite-(La) | La(Y,U)Fe2(Ti,Fe,Cr,V)18(O,OH,F)38 |
Cr | Chromium | |
Cr | β Davidite-(La) | La(Y,U)Fe2(Ti,Fe,Cr,V)18(O,OH,F)38 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | β Aegirine | NaFe3+Si2O6 |
Fe | β Aegirine-augite | (NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(Fee3+AlfFeg2+Mgh)Si2O6 |
Fe | β Allanite-(Ce) | (CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Fe | β Davidite-(La) | La(Y,U)Fe2(Ti,Fe,Cr,V)18(O,OH,F)38 |
Fe | β Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
Fe | β Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
Y | Yttrium | |
Y | β Davidite-(La) | La(Y,U)Fe2(Ti,Fe,Cr,V)18(O,OH,F)38 |
Zr | Zirconium | |
Zr | β Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
La | Lanthanum | |
La | β Davidite-(La) | La(Y,U)Fe2(Ti,Fe,Cr,V)18(O,OH,F)38 |
Ce | Cerium | |
Ce | β Allanite-(Ce) | (CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
U | Uranium | |
U | β Davidite-(La) | La(Y,U)Fe2(Ti,Fe,Cr,V)18(O,OH,F)38 |
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