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Johannsenite from
Jail Hill Road locality (Jail Hill Quarry), Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA


Classification
Species:Johannsenite
Formula:CaMn2+Si2O6
Comments:Fibrous tan or gray johannsenite is intergrown with pink bustamite in a few specimens from the Jail Hill quarry. The X-ray pattern indicates a clinopyroxene, and spectrographic analysis shows calcium and manganese as the principal cations of both minerals. The association is entirely characteristic.
Colour:tan or gray
Quality for species:Poor for species, only of interest for locality collectors. (#)
Abundance at site:Very Rare
Confirmation
Validity:Unconfirmed/Questioned
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Johannsenite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Jail Hill Road locality (Jail Hill Quarry), Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:828334
Long-form Identifier:1:3:828334:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
Schooner, Richard. (circa 1980s), Untitled manuscript on central Connecticut minerals.
 
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