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Bavenite from
Old Mine Plaza construction site, Long Hill, Trumbull, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
| Locality type: | Construction Site | |
| Classification | ||
|---|---|---|
| Species: | Bavenite | |
| Formula: | Ca4Be2Al2Si9O26(OH)2 | |
| Formation: | Secondary | |
| Comments: | Micro crystals lining fractures with fluorite, albite, clinchlore, gypsum. | |
| Habit: | fine needles | |
| Colour: | white | |
| Abundance at site: | Common | |
| Confirmation | ||
| Validity: | Believed Valid | |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: | ||
| Fluorite | 8 | |
| Albite | 3 | |
| Clinochlore | 3 | |
| Ilmenite | 1 | |
| Data | ||
| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Bavenite data | |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Old Mine Plaza construction site, Long Hill, Trumbull, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA | |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (6 photos) | |
| Data Identifiers | ||
| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 349083 | |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:349083:9 | |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 | |
| Nearest other occurrences of Bavenite | ||
| 61.5km (38.2 miles) | ⓘState Route 9 Interchange 13 - Beaver Meadow Road, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA | |
| 62.7km (39.0 miles) | ⓘHewitt Gem Quarry (Herb's Gem Quarry; Sawmill Quarry), Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA | |
| 62.9km (39.1 miles) | ⓘStrickland Quarry, Strickland pegmatite, Collins Hill, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA | |
| 68.8km (42.7 miles) | ⓘSlocum prospect, East Hampton, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA | |
| References | ||
Old Mine Plaza construction site, Long Hill, Trumbull, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA