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Orthoclase from
U. S. Route 7 Expressway (Danbury line to Iron Works District), Brookfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA


Locality type:Road Cutting
Classification
Species:Orthoclase
Formula:K(AlSi3O8)
Comments:Included in a list of minerals without details, but plausible for the geology.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Orthoclase data
Locality Data:Click here to view U. S. Route 7 Expressway (Danbury line to Iron Works District), Brookfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:810525
Long-form Identifier:1:3:810525:7
GUID (UUID V4):97f54101-5859-428f-b9f0-750a44c14e00
Nearest other occurrences of Orthoclase
4.0km (2.5 miles) Sky Ridge railroad cut, Hawleyville, Newtown, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
6.7km (4.2 miles) North Street mall, Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
7.8km (4.9 miles) Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
14.1km (8.8 miles) Rockside Quarry (Mine Hill Quarry), Mine Hill (Ore Hill), Roxbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
20.8km (12.9 miles) Ridgefield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
26.2km (16.3 miles) Clover Hill Mine, Croton Falls, Somers Township, Westchester County, New York, USA
30.5km (19.0 miles) Unnamed quarry, Waterbury, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
34.5km (21.4 miles) Bedford, Westchester County, New York, USA
35.6km (22.1 miles) Baylis Quarry (Bayliss Quarry), Bedford, Westchester County, New York, USA
40.7km (25.3 miles) Shaft 7, Delaware Aqueduct, Town of Fishkill, Dutchess County, New York, USA
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