| Locality type: | Mine |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Cassiterite |
| Formula: | SnO2 |
| Formation: | Primary |
| Comments: | "lepidolite occasionally contains little black cassiterite crystals; Anthony J. Albini has some sharp crystals, perhaps 3/16 of an inch, in cleavelandite. The Eugene Smith collection has a beautiful crystallized specimen, labelled 'microlite'." (Schooner, circa 1990) |
| Habit: | pseudo-octahedral |
| Colour: | dark - nearly black |
| Abundance at site: | Very Rare |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Cleavelandite | ⓘ1 photo of Cassiterite associated with Cleavelandite at this locality. |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Cassiterite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Anderson No. 1 Mica Mine (Swanson Mine; Swanson Lithia Mine; Old Lithia Mine; Chatham Lithia Mine), East Hampton (Chatham), Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 38370 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:38370:9 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 14de17c1-f1b8-49ec-ba9f-17393830d2fb |
| Nearest other occurrences of Cassiterite |
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| 2.8km (1.7 miles) | ⓘGillette Quarry (J-J Mine; Haddam Neck Quarry), Haddam Neck, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 8.2km (5.1 miles) | ⓘRiverside Quarry (Western Quarry), White Rock Mining District, Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 10.2km (6.4 miles) | ⓘStrickland Quarry, Strickland pegmatite, Collins Hill, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 12.9km (8.0 miles) | ⓘWalden Gem Quarry, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 15.2km (9.5 miles) | ⓘHollister prospects, South Glastonbury, Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
| 15.3km (9.5 miles) | ⓘBrack Gem prospect (Brack prospect), East Glastonbury, Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
| 62.3km (38.7 miles) | ⓘLane's Mine (Lane's Lead and Silver Mine; Elm Street), Monroe, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 81.5km (50.6 miles) | ⓘBlandford mica mines, Blandford, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA |
| References |
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Anderson No. 1 Mica Mine, East Hampton, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA