| Locality type: | Quarry |
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| Species: | K Feldspar var: Adularia |
| Formula: | KAlSi3O8 |
| Comments: | Micro crystals to 5 mm or so in cavities with quartz and chlorite. |
| Habit: | wedge-shaped prisms |
| Colour: | white |
| Abundance at site: | Common |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Confirmed |
| Confirmation Methods: | Visually Identified |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Quartz | ⓘ7 photos of Adularia associated with Quartz at this locality. |
| Chlorite Group | ⓘ2 photos of Adularia associated with Chlorite Group at this locality. |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Adularia data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Barrett Brothers Quarry (D and J Quarry), Beacon Falls, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (4 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 436900 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:436900:4 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 4a5c0021-8dc1-408f-aade-e30300140002 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Adularia |
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| 2.8km (1.8 miles) | ⓘState Route 67 construction site, Oxford, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA |
| 5.1km (3.2 miles) | ⓘMesa Drive roadcuts, Bethany, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA |
| 10.9km (6.7 miles) | ⓘDerby, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA |
| 18.1km (11.2 miles) | ⓘNorth Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA |
| 18.8km (11.7 miles) | ⓘLord Chamberlain Nursing and Rehabilitation Center (7003 Main Street; 7003 State Route 110), Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 18.9km (11.7 miles) | ⓘNonnewaug River Industrial Park, Woodbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 19.2km (12.0 miles) | ⓘOld Mine Plaza construction site, Long Hill, Trumbull, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 20.8km (13.0 miles) | ⓘState Route 25 road cuts, Trumbull, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 22.9km (14.2 miles) | ⓘFarm River Rock Quarry, East Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA |
| 24.1km (15.0 miles) | ⓘBiermann Quarries (Bethel quarries) and tourmaline ledge, Bethel, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| References |
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Barrett Brothers Quarry, Beacon Falls, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA