Triphylite from
U. S. Route 7 Expressway (Danbury line to Iron Works District), Brookfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
| Locality type: | Road Cutting | |
| Classification | ||
|---|---|---|
| Species: | Triphylite | |
| Formula: | LiFe2+PO4 | |
| Comments: | "A new American locality for triphylite has been discovered at an undisclosed site in Brookfield by Mr. Januzzi. The species occurs in a granite pegmatite with tiny oil-green masses of dickinsonite associated with vivianite" Januzzi (1994). A tiny mass about 5mm with associated even tinier pyrite in pegmatite matrix preserved in a former Januzzi specimen. | |
| Habit: | massive | |
| Colour: | grayish green | |
| Quality for species: | Poor for species, only of interest for locality collectors. (#) | |
| Abundance at site: | Extremely Rare | |
| Confirmation | ||
| Validity: | Believed Valid | |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: | ||
| Pyrite | ⓘ3 photos of Triphylite associated with Pyrite at this locality. | |
| Vivianite | ⓘ2 photos of Triphylite associated with Vivianite at this locality. | |
| Quartz | ⓘ1 photo of Triphylite associated with Quartz at this locality. | |
| Albite | ⓘ1 photo of Triphylite associated with Albite at this locality. | |
| Data | ||
| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Triphylite data | |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view U. S. Route 7 Expressway (Danbury line to Iron Works District), Brookfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA | |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (2 photos) | |
| Data Identifiers | ||
| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 810540 | |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:810540:0 | |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 02c99ecb-73f4-4328-93b0-82d40690370a | |
| Nearest other occurrences of Triphylite | ||
| 3.7km (2.3 miles) | ⓘBrookfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA | |
| 20.7km (12.9 miles) | ⓘFillow Quarry (Branchville Quarry; Branchville Mica Mine; Smith Mine), Branchville, Redding (Reading), Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA | |
| 41.3km (25.6 miles) | ⓘState Routes 8 and 118 interchange, Harwinton, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA | |
| 69.1km (43.0 miles) | ⓘAndrews Quarry (old Hale Quarry; Grandfather Andrews Quarry), Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA | |
| 71.5km (44.4 miles) | ⓘState Forest Quarry No. 2 (State Forest #2 Mica Mine; Carini Quarry), Cobalt, East Hampton (Chatham), Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA | |
| 73.0km (45.3 miles) | ⓘRock Landing Quarry (Capt. Rohrback Quarry), Haddam Neck, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA | |
| 73.1km (45.4 miles) | ⓘAnderson No. 1 Mica Mine (Swanson Mine; Swanson Lithia Mine; Old Lithia Mine; Chatham Lithia Mine), East Hampton (Chatham), Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA | |
| 90.9km (56.5 miles) | ⓘBlandford mica mines, Blandford, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA | |
| References | ||
U. S. Route 7 Expressway, Brookfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA