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Locality type:

Quarry

Classification

Species:

Dickinsonite-(KMnNa)

Formula:

(KNa)(Mn2+◻)Ca(Na2Na)Mn132+Al(PO4)11(PO4)(OH)2

Comments:

Schooner (1955): "Little scales of the rare phosphate are seen on a few specimens."

Habit:

flakes, coating on altered lithiophilite

Colour:

olive green

Quality for species:

Poor for species, only of interest for locality collectors. (#)

Abundance at site:

Very Rare

Confirmation

Validity:

Confirmed

Confirmation Methods:

Optical Analysis

Associated Minerals:

Associates:

Hureaulite
Lithiophilite

Data

Mineral Data:

Click here to view Dickinsonite-(KMnNa) data

Locality Data:

Click here to view Strickland Quarry, Strickland pegmatite, Collins Hill, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA

Data Identifiers

Mindat Occurrence Record ID:

96193

Long-form Identifier:

1:3:96193:2

GUID (UUID V4):

f3c5ab28-f35f-4eed-9e55-5494a3a93d11

Nearest other occurrences of Dickinsonite-(KMnNa)

68.7km (42.7 miles)

ⓘU. S. Route 7 Expressway (Danbury line to Iron Works District), Brookfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA

69.1km (43.0 miles)

ⓘBrookfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA

79.3km (49.3 miles)

ⓘFillow Quarry (Branchville Quarry; Branchville Mica Mine; Smith Mine), Branchville, Redding (Reading), Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA

References