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Bavenite from
Beaver Meadow Road - State Route 9 Interchange, Haddam, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA

Description
Comments:	probably the best material for the species in Connecticut.
Habit:	blades, needles, platey, massive, in hemispherical and 2-D radiating aggregates
Colour:	white to pale green
Quality of samples:	Good crystals or rich for species - important (!)
Rarity at site:	Rare
Confirmation
Validity:	Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:	XRD
References
References:	Henderson, William, A., Jr. (1970): BAVENITE FROM CONNECTICUT. Mineralogical Record, volume 1, no. 2; Rocks & Minerals (1995) 70:396-409
Data
Mineral Data:	Click here to view Bavenite data
Locality Data:	Click here to view Beaver Meadow Road - State Route 9 Interchange, Haddam, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA
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