Latitude: 41°35'56"N
Longitude: 73°20'11"W
The kyanite locality is in the southern part of the Steep Rock Association preserve, along the power lines. It is about 50 meters east of the wooden power line pylon nearest the old railroad bed, adjacent to a small, sloping outcrop of schist. The main opening is a partly flooded pit at the foot of the schist outcrop. The pit is about 6 meters square and is flanked by dumps up to about 1 meter high. The degree of work indicates it was opened long ago with heavy equipment.
Although it is in the Town of Washington, the closest village is Judd's Bridge, which is a little further south in the Town of Roxbury. Kyanite from "Judd's Bridge" appears to be first mentioned by Schairer (1931). Earlier documents may mention minerals occurring in the town of Washington but give no specific locality nor mention the name Judd's Bridge. Januzzi (1959) provides the most details on the minerals from the kyanite locality, later works mostly repeat his list or paraphrase his text.
Januzzi (1959) also documents a hydrothermal vein at "a new locality near Judd’s Bridge" that hosts sulfides in calcite and quartz. His later documents (1976 and 1994) do not include these minerals in his list for the kyanite locality, so the hydrothermal vein appears to be a separate place, it's exact location undocumented.
References
- Schairer, John F. (1931): Minerals of Connecticut. State Geological and Natural History Survey of Connecticut Bulletin 51.
- Jones, Robert W. Jr., (1960): Luminescent Minerals of Connecticut, A Guide to Their Properties and Locations. Fluorescent House. Branford, Connecticut.
- Schooner, Richard. (1961): The Mineralogy of Connecticut.
- Ryerson, Kathleen H. (1976): Rock Hound’s Guide to Connecticut.
- Weber, Marcelle H. and Earle C. Sullivan. (November/December 1995): Connecticut Mineral Locality Index. Rocks & Minerals (Connecticut Issue), Volume 70, No. 6, pp. 396-409.
- Januzzi, Ronald. (1959): The Minerals of Western Connecticut and Southeastern New York. The Mineralogical Press, Danbury, Connecticut.
- Januzzi, Ronald. E. (1976): The Mineral Localities of Connecticut and Southeastern New York State. Mineralogical Press, Danbury, Connecticut.
- Januzzi, Ronald. (1994): Mineral Data Book. The Mineralogical Press, Danbury, Connecticut.
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