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Kaersutite

Camptonite dike, Middlefield, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA

Phenocrysts of black kaersutite (according to the label) in camptonite. Some of them may be titanian augite or magnetite. White clasts are likely vesicles filled with calcite and/or analcime. Specimen on display at the Joe Webb Peoples Museum, Exley Science Center, Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut, USA. Donated by S. Ward Loper.

Camptonite Hand Sample

Camptonite dike, Middlefield, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA

Hand samples of camptonite showing vesicles - some empty and some filled with white calcite and/or analcime.

Camptonite Dike Looking Southwest

Camptonite dike, Middlefield, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA

View of the camptonite dike jutting out of the Holyoke Basalt cliff of Higby Mountain. The dike is about as wide as the field of view, empty vesicles are visible down the center of the dike.

Kaersutite

Camptonite dike, Middlefield, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA

Camptonite Hand Sample

Camptonite dike, Middlefield, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA

Hand samples of camptonite showing vesicles - some empty and some filled with white calcite and/or analcime.

Camptonite Dike Looking Southwest

Camptonite dike, Middlefield, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA

View of the camptonite dike jutting out of the Holyoke Basalt cliff of Higby Mountain. The dike is about as wide as the field of view, empty vesicles are visible down the center of the dike.