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| Species: | Serpentine Subgroup var: Picrolite |
| Formula: | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 D= Mg, Fe, Ni, Mn, Al, Zn |
| Comments: | In parallel veins up to 5 cm thick cross-cutting lizardite. |
| Habit: | columnar |
| Colour: | pale green |
| Quality for species: | Good crystals or rich for species - important (!) |
| 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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| Lizardite | ⓘ5 photos of Picrolite associated with Lizardite at this locality. |
| Chrysotile | ⓘ3 photos of Picrolite associated with Chrysotile at this locality. |
| Magnetite | ⓘ1 photo of Picrolite associated with Magnetite at this locality. |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Picrolite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Lambert Road serpentinite, Orange, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (5 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 716364 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:716364:7 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | cf7bd6ff-7108-4360-a388-63d086e42d7d |
| Nearest other occurrences of Picrolite |
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| 55.8km (34.7 miles) | ⓘTilly Foster Iron Mine, Town of Southeast, Putnam County, New York, USA |
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Lambert Road serpentinite, Orange, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA