Porter Hill Road roadcut, Long Hill, Trumbull, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Porter Hill Road roadcut | Road Cutting |
| Long Hill | Hill |
| Trumbull | Town |
| Fairfield County | County |
| Connecticut | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
41° 17' 18'' North , 73° 12' 39'' West
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Danbury Mineralogical Society | Danbury, Connecticut | 23km |
| New Haven Mineral Club | New Haven, Connecticut | 24km |
| Stamford Mineralogical Society | Stamford, Connecticut | 38km |
| Lapidary and Mineral Society of Central Connecticut | Meriden, Connecticut | 44km |
| Bristol Gem & Mineral Club | Bristol, Connecticut | 48km |
Mindat Locality ID:
217039
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:217039:1
GUID (UUID V4):
12802675-84f1-4aab-9fef-5fdb338a04b7
Porter Hill Road (about 1250 m east of the center of Old Mine Park) road cut topaz locality discovered by Ethel Sullivan September 1936, with specimens collected by Earle Sullivan in June 1938. The exact locality was not recorded, so the coordinates are for the steep part of the road near the south end that likely intersected bedrock.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| β Fluorite Formula: CaF2 Habit: massive Colour: clear, reddish, purple |
| β Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 Habit: tabular Colour: silver |
| β Quartz Formula: SiO2 Habit: massive Colour: clear |
| β Topaz Formula: Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 Habit: Prismatic with pyramidal terminations Colour: pale gray-green to pale honey-brown Description: Mostly massive, but some good (but small (<1 cm)) terminated crystals enclosed in massive fluorite. |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| β | Topaz | 9.AF.35 | Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
| β | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| H | β Topaz | Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | β Topaz | Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | β Fluorite | CaF2 |
| F | β Topaz | Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Al | β Topaz | Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | β Topaz | Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | β Fluorite | CaF2 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Piedmontia DomainDomain
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