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| Species: | Grossular |
| Formula: | Ca3Al2(SiO4)3 |
| Comments: | Massive matrix material and lustrous crystals to 1.5 inches lining voids or hiding under calcite. |
| Habit: | dodecahedral |
| Colour: | orange to cinnamon |
| Quality for species: | Good crystals or rich for species - important (!) |
| Abundance at site: | Extremely common |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Clinozoisite | β13 photos of Grossular associated with Clinozoisite at this locality. |
| Diopside | β10 photos of Grossular associated with Diopside at this locality. |
| Calcite | β5 photos of Grossular associated with Calcite at this locality. |
| Quartz | β2 photos of Grossular associated with Quartz at this locality. |
| Albite | β1 photo of Grossular associated with Albite at this locality. |
| Titanite | β1 photo of Grossular associated with Titanite at this locality. |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Grossular data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view West Redding grossular locality, Redding (Reading), Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (29 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 775672 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:775672:6 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 4d928826-f929-4630-860b-9997fd23605c |
| Nearest other occurrences of Grossular |
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| 5.9km (3.6 miles) | βBethel, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 17.6km (11.0 miles) | βOld Mine Plaza construction site, Long Hill, Trumbull, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 18.0km (11.2 miles) | βOld Mine Park (Old Tungsten Mine), Long Hill, Trumbull, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 19.8km (12.3 miles) | βTilly Foster Iron Mine, Town of Southeast, Putnam County, New York, USA |
| 35.1km (21.8 miles) | βBaldwin Quarry (Milford Quarry), Milford, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA |
| 46.3km (28.8 miles) | βWoodhaven, Waterbury, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA |
| 47.4km (29.5 miles) | βReynolds Bridge, Thomaston, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 51.8km (32.2 miles) | βThomaston Dam railroad cut, Thomaston Dam, Thomaston, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 55.6km (34.5 miles) | βBradley Mine, Town of Tuxedo, Orange County, New York, USA |
| 57.3km (35.6 miles) | βPegmatite quarry and ultramafic rock, Harwinton, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| References |
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West Redding grossular locality, Redding, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA