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| Species: | Datolite |
| Formula: | CaB(SiO4)(OH) |
| Comments: | Pockets with abundant crystals to around 1 cm were common during site development. |
| Habit: | complex chisel-tipped crystals, granular |
| Colour: | white to lime green |
| Luminescent properties: | patchy bright green under SW UV |
| Quality for species: | Good crystals or rich for species - important (!) |
| Abundance at site: | Common |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Prehnite | β6 photos of Datolite associated with Prehnite at this locality. |
| Calcite | β3 photos of Datolite associated with Calcite at this locality. |
| Hematite | β3 photos of Datolite associated with Hematite at this locality. |
| Amethyst | β2 photos of Datolite associated with Amethyst at this locality. |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Datolite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Pillow lava locality, Meriden, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (6 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 394677 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:394677:0 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | c0c9d10d-014d-4c31-92be-34e1cbbde09f |
| Nearest other occurrences of Datolite |
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| 1.1km (0.7 miles) | βHubbard Park Quartz locality, Meriden, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA |
| 1.9km (1.2 miles) | βMeriden Trap Rock Quarry (Lane's Quarry), Meriden, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA |
| 6.2km (3.9 miles) | βInterstate 691 and State Route 10 Interchange, Cheshire, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA |
| 9.9km (6.2 miles) | βCheshire Traprock Quarry, Cheshire, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA |
| 11.7km (7.3 miles) | βReed's Gap Quarry (New Haven Trap Rock quarry; Tilcon Durham quarry), Durham, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 11.7km (7.3 miles) | βSherrill Street quarry, New Britain, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
| 12.0km (7.5 miles) | βState Route 9 - Ellis Street and State Route 72 interchanges (State Route 72 roadcut), New Britain, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
| 12.6km (7.8 miles) | βPlainville Trap Rock Quarry (Tilcon New Britain Quarry), Plainville, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
| 12.9km (8.0 miles) | βInterstate 84 and State Route 72 Intersection, New Britain, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
| 13.2km (8.2 miles) | βRoaring Brook, Cheshire, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA |
| References |
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Pillow lava locality, Meriden, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA