Connecticut · Middlesex County
Past Producer

Tollgate Mica-Feldspar Mine

Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States
Niobium (Columbium)FeldsparMicaTantalum
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Commodities
PrimaryNiobium (Columbium), Feldspar, Mica, Tantalum
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit typePegmatite Dike
Model33: Be-Li pegmatites
Deposit sizeY
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Materials
Ore mineralsTantalite, Columbite, Quartz, Feldspar, Muscovite
GangueTourmaline, Garnet, Apatite, Biotite, Perthite
Geology
Host rockPegmatite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10067604
MRDS IDW000394
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates41.53199, -72.61052
References
BROOKINS, D.G., 1970, "CONTRI. TO GEOCHRON. IN CONN.," CONN. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, R.I. NO. 5 PG. 13Brookins, D.G., 1970, "Contri. To Geochron. In Conn.," Conn. Geol. Survey, R.I. No. 5 Pg. 13.Brookins, D.G., 1970, "Contri. To Geochron. In Conn.," Conn. Geol. Survey, R.I. No. 5 Pg. 13.Cameron And Others, 1954, Pegmatite Investigations 1942 - 1945, New England, U. S. G. S. Prof. Paper 255Cameron And Others, 1954, Pegmatite Investigations 1942 - 1945, New England, U. S. G. S. Prof. Paper 255CAMERON, 1954