| Locality type: | Road Cutting |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Microcline |
| Formula: | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Formation: | Primary |
| Comments: | Rock forming mineral in pegmatites. |
| Habit: | blocky anhedral |
| Colour: | white |
| Quality for species: | Rock forming mineral/non-crystalline/little interest for collectors.(##) |
| Abundance at site: | Very common |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Quartz | ⓘ4 photos of Microcline associated with Quartz at this locality. |
| Albite | ⓘ4 photos of Microcline associated with Albite at this locality. |
| Elbaite | ⓘ2 photos of Microcline associated with Elbaite at this locality. |
| Spodumene | ⓘ2 photos of Microcline associated with Spodumene at this locality. |
| Eucryptite | 2 photos of Microcline associated with Eucryptite at this locality. |
| Fluorapatite | ⓘ2 photos of Microcline associated with Fluorapatite at this locality. |
| Chrysoberyl | ⓘ1 photo of Microcline associated with Chrysoberyl at this locality. |
| Beryl | ⓘ1 photo of Microcline associated with Beryl at this locality. |
| Schorl | ⓘ1 photo of Microcline associated with Schorl at this locality. |
| Opal-AN | ⓘ1 photo of Microcline associated with Opal-AN at this locality. |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Microcline data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view U. S. Route 7 Expressway (Danbury line to Iron Works District), Brookfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 810522 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:810522:6 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 56f1ac65-09f7-40cd-a9c1-c6c2701215b3 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Microcline |
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| 2.3km (1.4 miles) | ⓘDanbury beryl prospect, Brookfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 3.0km (1.8 miles) | ⓘAgstone Company Limestone Quarry, Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 4.1km (2.6 miles) | ⓘU. S. Route 7 Expressway (Brookfield Bypass), Brookfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 6.7km (4.2 miles) | ⓘNorth Street mall, Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 7.2km (4.5 miles) | ⓘCook Quarry on Harry Wiley Farm, Newtown, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 7.4km (4.6 miles) | ⓘGrace Feldspar Mine, Newtown, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 7.9km (4.9 miles) | ⓘDanburite type locality, Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 8.9km (5.5 miles) | ⓘOld Quarry Nature Center, Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 10.4km (6.4 miles) | ⓘWestern Connecticut State College, Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 11.4km (7.1 miles) | ⓘBiermann Quarries (Bethel quarries) and tourmaline ledge, Bethel, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
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