Tolland, Tolland County, Connecticut, USAi
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| Tolland | Town |
| Tolland County | County |
| Connecticut | State |
| USA | Country |
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Detailed Mineral List:
| β Almandine Formula: Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3 Localities: Habit: dodecahedral Colour: burgundy Description: Crystals to at least 7 cm, some partly replaced by chlorite. Reference: Skehan, James W. (2008), Roadside Geology of Connecticut and Rhode Island. Mountain Press, Missuola, Montana: 110. |
| β Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 Habit: massive Colour: golden metallic Description: grains on chlorite-replaced almandine Reference: Harold Moritz collection |
| β 'Chlorite Group' Habit: anhedral micaceous Colour: dark green Description: In the schist matrix and replacing some almandine crystals. Reference: Harold Moritz collection |
| β Epidote Formula: {Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH) Reference: Samuel Robinson (1825) A Catalogue of American Minerals, with their localities. Boston |
| β 'Garnet Group' Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3 Reference: Samuel Robinson (1825) A Catalogue of American Minerals, with their localities. Boston |
| β Graphite Formula: C Reference: Samuel Robinson (1825) A Catalogue of American Minerals, with their localities. Boston |
| β Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 Colour: black Description: Subhedral crystals or masses to 5 cm in Brimfield Formation. Reference: Harold Moritz collection |
| β Pyrite Formula: FeS2 Habit: massive Colour: brassy Description: grains on chlorite-replaced almandine Reference: Harold Moritz collection |
| β Quartz Formula: SiO2 Reference: Skehan, James W. (2008). Roadside Geology of Connecticut and Rhode Island (Missuola, MT: Mountain Press), p. 110. |
| β Schorl Formula: NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) Habit: elongated prismatic to acicular Colour: black Description: crude crystals and fan-shaped aggregates to several cm hidden in black annite schist. Reference: Harold Moritz collectin |
| β Staurolite Formula: Fe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH) Localities: Reference: Dana 4:262 (1854); Samuel Robinson (1825) A Catalogue of American Minerals, with their localities. Boston |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Graphite | 1.CB.05a | C |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| β | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| β | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| β | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| β | Almandine | 9.AD.25 | Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3 |
| β | Epidote | 9.BG.05a | {Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH) |
| β | Schorl | 9.CK.05 | NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| β | Staurolite | 9.AF.30 | Fe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH) |
| Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
| β | 'Chlorite Group' | - | |
| β | 'Garnet Group' | - | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | β Staurolite | Fe22+Al9Si4O23(OH) |
| H | β Epidote | {Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH) |
| H | β Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| B | Boron | |
| B | β Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | β Graphite | C |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | β Almandine | Fe32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
| O | β Staurolite | Fe22+Al9Si4O23(OH) |
| O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | β Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| O | β Epidote | {Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH) |
| O | β Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| O | β Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | β Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | β Almandine | Fe32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
| Al | β Staurolite | Fe22+Al9Si4O23(OH) |
| Al | β Epidote | {Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH) |
| Al | β Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | β Almandine | Fe32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
| Si | β Staurolite | Fe22+Al9Si4O23(OH) |
| Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | β Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| Si | β Epidote | {Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH) |
| Si | β Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | β Epidote | {Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH) |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | β Almandine | Fe32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
| Fe | β Staurolite | Fe22+Al9Si4O23(OH) |
| Fe | β Epidote | {Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH) |
| Fe | β Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Fe | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | β Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
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| Wikipedia: | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tolland,_Connecticut |
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| Wikidata ID: | Q2305767 |
| GeoNames ID: | 4844273 |
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Tolland, Tolland County, Connecticut, USA