Connecticut · Middlesex County
Past Producer

Hale-Walker Beryl Prospect and Feldspar Mine

Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States
BerylliumTantalumNiobium (Columbium)Feldspar
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Commodities
PrimaryBeryllium, Tantalum, Niobium (Columbium), Feldspar
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit typePegmatite Dike
Model33: Be-Li pegmatites
Deposit sizeY
Materials
Ore mineralsTantalite, Columbite, Monazite, Quartz, Beryl, Feldspar
GangueMica, Tantalite, Columbite, Tourmaline, Perthite
Geology
Host rockGneiss,Pegmatite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1932
Identification
Deposit ID10067600
MRDS IDW000389
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates41.58699, -72.58752
References
STUGARD, JR., F., 1958, "PEGMATITES OF MIDDLETOWN CONN., "USGS BULL. 1042Q, MAP, TEXTCameron, E.N., And Others, 1954, "Pegmatite Invest. 1942-45, New England," Usgs, Pp.255, Pg. 324-326Cameron, E.N., And Others, 1954, "Pegmatite Invest. 1942-45, New England," Usgs, Pp.255, Pg. 324-326CAMERON, 1954.