Classification |
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Species: | Actinolite |
Formula: | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
Formation: | Primary |
Comments: | Straited, flattened, elongated prismatic crystals in a calcite-quartz-scapolite-amphibole-chalcopyrite matrix. |
Habit: | prismatic |
Colour: | dark greenish-black |
Abundance at site: | Rare |
Confirmation |
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Validity: | Believed Valid |
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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Chalcopyrite | ⓘ2 photos of Actinolite associated with Chalcopyrite at this locality. |
Quartz | ⓘ2 photos of Actinolite associated with Quartz at this locality. |
Calcite | ⓘ2 photos of Actinolite associated with Calcite at this locality. |
Data |
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Mineral Data: | Click here to view Actinolite data |
Locality Data: | Click here to view Redding (Reading), Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
Data Identifiers |
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Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 1038317 |
Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:1038317:9 |
GUID (UUID V4): | 17f92c0e-eb40-43dd-a30b-0db3a1efa3e3 |
Nearest other occurrences of Actinolite |
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9.9km (6.2 miles) | ⓘRidgefield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
12.8km (7.9 miles) | ⓘNew England Materials quarry, Monroe, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
12.8km (8.0 miles) | ⓘOld Mine Plaza construction site, Long Hill, Trumbull, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
13.1km (8.2 miles) | ⓘOld Mine Park (Old Tungsten Mine), Long Hill, Trumbull, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
13.4km (8.3 miles) | ⓘLane's Mine (Lane's Lead and Silver Mine; Elm Street), Monroe, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
13.6km (8.4 miles) | ⓘNorth Street mall, Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
16.6km (10.3 miles) | ⓘU. S. Route 7 Expressway (Danbury line to Iron Works District), Brookfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
22.0km (13.6 miles) | ⓘLittle Laurel Lime Park, Seymour, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA |
23.3km (14.5 miles) | ⓘInterstate 84 road cuts, Town of Southeast, Putnam County, New York, USA |
24.8km (15.4 miles) | ⓘTilly Foster Iron Mine, Town of Southeast, Putnam County, New York, USA |
References |
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Redding, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA