| Locality type: | Strewn Field |
| Notes: | Most of the fragments of this meteorite were found within the boundaries of the modern town of Easton, which was the eastern part of the town of Weston until 1845, when it became a separate town. Other finds are in the towns of Trumbull and Fairfield, which were already separate towns in 1807. |
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| Species: | Diopside |
| Formula: | CaMgSi2O6 |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Diopside data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Weston meteorite (incl Easton; Trumbull; Fairfield), Easton (Weston), Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 657215 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:657215:0 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | d11023bf-3651-4ebb-99bd-84cea6b30ca6 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Diopside |
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| 4.8km (3.0 miles) | ⓘOld Mine Plaza construction site, Long Hill, Trumbull, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 4.9km (3.0 miles) | ⓘOld Mine Park (Old Tungsten Mine), Long Hill, Trumbull, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 14.9km (9.3 miles) | ⓘWest Redding grossular locality, Redding (Reading), Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 17.0km (10.6 miles) | ⓘInterstate 84 road cuts (Route 6A bypass), Newtown, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 17.1km (10.6 miles) | ⓘStevenson Mine (Burke's Copper Mine), Oxford, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA |
| 18.1km (11.2 miles) | ⓘOld Quarry Nature Center, Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 21.3km (13.2 miles) | ⓘAgstone Company Limestone Quarry, Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 22.1km (13.7 miles) | ⓘNorth Street mall, Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 22.7km (14.1 miles) | ⓘLambert Road serpentinite, Orange, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA |
| 22.9km (14.2 miles) | ⓘU. S. Route 7 Expressway (Danbury line to Iron Works District), Brookfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
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