Commodities
PrimaryNiobium (Columbium), Tantalum, Quartz, Feldspar, Mica
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit typePegmatite Dike
Model33: Be-Li pegmatites
Deposit sizeY
WorkingsUnknown
Materials
Ore mineralsTantalite, Columbite, Quartz, Feldspar, Plagioclase, Muscovite
GangueLithiophilite, Fluorite, Tourmaline, Pyrite, Apatite, Spodumene, Cleavelandite
Geology
Host rockPegmatite
Associated rockPegmatite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10068106
MRDS IDW001031
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates41.26699, -73.43855
References
CAMERON, E.N., 1954, "PEGMATITE INVEST. 1942-45, NEW ENGLAND", USGS, PP 255, TEXT, PG. 296-300Cameron, E.N., And Others, 1954, "Pegmatite Invest. 1942-45, New England", Usgs, Pp 255, Text, Pg. 296-300Agar, W.M., 1934, "Granites Adn Related Intrusives Of Western Connecticut, Amer. Jour. Of Science, V. Ccxxvii, P.367Shainin, V.E., 1946, "The Branchville, Ct, Pegmatite", Amer. Mineralogist, V. 31, P. 329 -345CAMERON, 1954