| Locality type: | Prospect |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Columbite-(Fe) |
| Formula: | Fe2+Nb2O6 |
| Comments: | "fine little tabular crystals are occasionally found with beryl" Schooner (1958) |
| Habit: | tabular |
| Colour: | black |
| Abundance at site: | Rare |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Beryl | β10 photos of Columbite-(Fe) associated with Beryl at this locality. |
| Microcline | β7 photos of Columbite-(Fe) associated with Microcline at this locality. |
| Albite | β4 photos of Columbite-(Fe) associated with Albite at this locality. |
| Zircon | β2 photos of Columbite-(Fe) associated with Zircon at this locality. |
| Schorl | β2 photos of Columbite-(Fe) associated with Schorl at this locality. |
| Chlorophane | β2 photos of Columbite-(Fe) associated with Chlorophane at this locality. |
| Almandine | β2 photos of Columbite-(Fe) associated with Almandine at this locality. |
| Heliodor | β1 photo of Columbite-(Fe) associated with Heliodor at this locality. |
| Muscovite | β1 photo of Columbite-(Fe) associated with Muscovite at this locality. |
| Opal-AN | β1 photo of Columbite-(Fe) associated with Opal-AN at this locality. |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Columbite-(Fe) data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Slocum prospect, East Hampton (Chatham), Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (8 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 130359 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:130359:9 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | cb01aecc-885f-4aab-99dd-7d4082072315 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Columbite-(Fe) |
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| 4.5km (2.8 miles) | βAnderson No. 2 Mica Mine, East Hampton (Chatham), Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 5.1km (3.1 miles) | βRock Landing Quarry (Capt. Rohrback Quarry), Haddam Neck, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 5.5km (3.4 miles) | βGillette Quarry (J-J Mine; Haddam Neck Quarry), Haddam Neck, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 7.0km (4.3 miles) | βChrysoberyl locality, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 8.2km (5.1 miles) | βState Forest Quarry No. 2 (State Forest #2 Mica Mine; Carini Quarry), Cobalt, East Hampton (Chatham), Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 8.9km (5.6 miles) | βNathan Hall Quarry (Clark Hill Quarry), East Hampton (Chatham), Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 9.1km (5.6 miles) | βCivilian Conservation Corps prospect (CCC prospect; Cook columbite prospect), Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 9.1km (5.7 miles) | βState Forest Quarry No. 1 (State Forest #1 Quarry; Clark Hill Quarry), East Hampton (Chatham), Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 11.0km (6.8 miles) | βWhite Rocks Quarry (Consolidated Quarry), White Rock Mining District, Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 11.2km (7.0 miles) | βPenfield Quarry (Oak Leaf Quarry), Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| References |
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Slocum prospect, East Hampton, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA