Connecticut · Middlesex County
Past Producer

Slocum Beryl Feldspar Mine

Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States
Feldspar
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Commodities
PrimaryFeldspar
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit typePegmatite Dike
Model33: Be-Li pegmatites
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnknown
Materials
Ore mineralsMuscovite, Beryl, Quartz, Plagioclase, Perthite
GangueUranophane, Tremolite, Autunite, Scheelite, Hyalite, Fluorite, Tantalite, Columbite, Biotite, Tourmaline
Geology
Host rockGneiss,Pegmatite
Associated rockPegmatite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1890, 1920 TO 1922
First production1890
Identification
Deposit ID10067813
MRDS IDW000658
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates41.53799, -72.46551
References
CAMERON, E. N., 1954, "PEGMATITE INVEST. 1942-45, NEW ENGLAND", USGS, PP. 255, TEXT, P. 21, 329-331Cameron, E. N., 1954, "Pegmatite Invest. 1942-45, New England", Usgs, Pp. 255, Text, P. 21, 329-331Cameron, E. N., 1954, "Pegmatite Invest. 1942-45, New England", Usgs, Pp. 255, Text, P. 21, 329-331Heermance, E.L., 1935, "The Conn. Guide: Emergency Relief Commission," Hartford, Conn., Pg. 226Heermance, E.L., 1935, "The Conn. Guide: Emergency Relief Commission," Hartford, Conn., Pg. 226Ryerson, K. H., 1968, "Rock Hound'S Guide To Conn.", The Pequot Press, Pg. 33Ryerson, K. H., 1968, "Rock Hound'S Guide To Conn.", The Pequot Press, Pg. 33CAMERON, 1954