Locality type: | Road Cutting |
Classification |
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Species: | Datolite |
Formula: | CaB(SiO4)(OH) |
Formation: | Secondary |
Comments: | Microcrystals in Alpine cleft with quartz, adularia, chalcopyrite, laumontite. |
Habit: | tabular wedges |
Colour: | chalky white |
Quality for species: | Poor for species, only of interest for locality collectors. (#) |
Abundance at site: | Very Rare |
Confirmation |
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Validity: | Confirmed |
Confirmation Methods: | Visually Identified |
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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Chalcopyrite | ⓘ2 photos of Datolite associated with Chalcopyrite at this locality. |
Quartz | ⓘ1 photo of Datolite associated with Quartz at this locality. |
Data |
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Mineral Data: | Click here to view Datolite 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: | 1243448 |
Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:1243448:6 |
GUID (UUID V4): | 9ff92d2b-944c-41a5-8e8a-e63c44cedea8 |
Nearest other occurrences of Datolite |
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6.7km (4.2 miles) | ⓘNorth Street mall, Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
16.5km (10.2 miles) | ⓘO & G Southbury Quarry (Silliman Quarry; O & G No. 2 Quarry), Orenaug Hills, Woodbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA |
19.4km (12.1 miles) | ⓘO & G Woodbury Traprock Quarry (Orenaug Quarry; O & G No. 1 Quarry), Orenaug Hills, Woodbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA |
21.0km (13.1 miles) | ⓘTilly Foster Iron Mine, Town of Southeast, Putnam County, New York, USA |
37.8km (23.5 miles) | ⓘRoaring Brook, Cheshire, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA |
38.6km (24.0 miles) | ⓘThomaston Dam railroad cut, Thomaston Dam, Thomaston, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA |
39.8km (24.8 miles) | ⓘCheshire Traprock Quarry, Cheshire, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA |
43.6km (27.1 miles) | ⓘInterstate 691 and State Route 10 Interchange, Cheshire, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA |
48.5km (30.1 miles) | ⓘHubbard Park Quartz locality, Meriden, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA |
49.5km (30.8 miles) | ⓘPillow lava locality, Meriden, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA |
References |
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U. S. Route 7 Expressway, Brookfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA