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"Foothold Cleft", Airline Railroad, East Hampton (Chatham), Middlesex County, Connecticut, USAi
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East Hampton (Chatham)Quarry
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
41° 34' 32'' North , 72° 29' 47'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
41.57556,-72.49639
GeoHash:
G#:drkkw29ep
GRN:
N28W40
Köppen climate type:
Dfb : Warm-summer humid continental climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
East Hampton2,691(2017)0.5km
Lake Pocotopaug3,436(2017)2.8km
Terramuggus1,025(2017)7.0km
Moodus1,413(2017)8.9km
Higganum1,698(2017)10.1km
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ClubLocationDistance
Lapidary and Mineral Society of Central ConnecticutMeriden, Connecticut26km
Bristol Gem & Mineral ClubBristol, Connecticut39km
New Haven Mineral ClubNew Haven, Connecticut47km
Mindat Locality ID:
239173
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:239173:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A mere 50ft from the tourmaline occurrence on the airline trail, a long cavity of quartz, andulari, and pyrite was found by mistake by Rowan Lytle while climbing around, looking at the rock faces. Clear, terminated crystals up to 4cm were found, and many had chlorite and kaolinite inclusions.

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ⓘ'Chlorite Group'
Habit: grains in quartz and host rock
Colour: green-grey
ⓘGoethite
Formula:Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘGraphite
Formula:C
ⓘKaolinite
Formula:Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
ⓘ'K Feldspar'
ⓘ'K Feldspar var. Adularia'
Formula:KAlSi3O8
ⓘPyrite
Formula:FeS2
✪Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Habit: well formed, often doubly terminated
Colour: transparent or milky
Description: Some have phantoms of kaolinite or chlorite. Size ranges from 3mm to 3cm.

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘGraphite1.CB.05aC
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘGoethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘKaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Unclassified
ⓘ'K Feldspar
var. Adularia'		-KAlSi3O8
ⓘ'Chlorite Group'-
ⓘ'K Feldspar'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
HⓘGoethiteFe3+O(OH)
HⓘKaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
CCarbon
CⓘGraphiteC
OOxygen
OⓘK Feldspar var.AdulariaKAlSi3O8
OⓘGoethiteFe3+O(OH)
OⓘKaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
OⓘQuartzSiO2
AlAluminium
AlⓘK Feldspar var.AdulariaKAlSi3O8
AlⓘKaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
SiSilicon
SiⓘK Feldspar var.AdulariaKAlSi3O8
SiⓘKaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
SiⓘQuartzSiO2
SSulfur
SⓘPyriteFeS2
KPotassium
KⓘK Feldspar var.AdulariaKAlSi3O8
FeIron
FeⓘGoethiteFe3+O(OH)
FeⓘPyriteFeS2

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