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

Description
Comments:	Excellent material was available from many large boulders at the rock dump area before it was developed, difficult to obtain from the roadcuts now.
Habit:	acicular prisms in 2-D rosettes and sprays
Colour:	dark gray-green
Quality of samples:	Good crystals or rich for species - important (!)
Rarity at site:	Common
Confirmation
Validity:	Believed Valid
References
References:	Lundgren, Lawrence, Jr. (1979): THE BEDROCK GEOLOGY OF THE HADDAM QUADRANGLE. State Geological and Natural History Survey of Connecticut. Quadrangle Report No. 37, pages 9-13.
Data
Mineral Data:	Click here to view Gedrite data
Locality Data:	Click here to view Beaver Meadow Road - State Route 9 Interchange, Haddam, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA
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