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| Species: | Microcline |
| Formula: | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Formation: | Primary |
| Comments: | As a primary constituent of the pegmatite. |
| Habit: | anhedral to subhedral prisms |
| Colour: | tan |
| Abundance at site: | Very common |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Albite | β3 photos of Microcline associated with Albite at this locality. |
| Muscovite | β3 photos of Microcline associated with Muscovite at this locality. |
| Quartz | β2 photos of Microcline associated with Quartz at this locality. |
| Smoky Quartz | β2 photos of Microcline associated with Smoky Quartz at this locality. |
| Almandine | β1 photo of Microcline associated with Almandine at this locality. |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Microcline data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Jail Hill Road locality (Jail Hill Quarry), Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (4 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 661568 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:661568:0 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 991808c6-076e-4ff7-9969-97c9eeab87f7 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Microcline |
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| 0.4km (0.3 miles) | βArnold Granite Quarry (General Brainerd Quarry; Great Hill Quarry; Hazelton Quarry; Haddam Quarry; Brookes Quarry), Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 0.8km (0.5 miles) | βLong-lot Quarry, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 1.0km (0.6 miles) | βGulf Quarry, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 1.3km (0.8 miles) | βLong Hill Quarry, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 1.4km (0.9 miles) | βHill above the parsonage (unnamed feldspar quarry), Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 1.4km (0.9 miles) | βCivilian Conservation Corps Quarry (CCC Quarry; Smith Quarry; Turkey Hill quarry lot), Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 1.5km (0.9 miles) | βNemo's Quarry, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 1.5km (1.0 miles) | βCivilian Conservation Corps prospect (CCC prospect; Cook columbite prospect), Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 1.6km (1.0 miles) | βConnecticut Yankee atomic power plant, Haddam Neck, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 2.0km (1.3 miles) | βHewitt Gem Quarry (Herb's Gem Quarry; Sawmill Quarry), Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| References |
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Jail Hill Road locality, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA