| Locality type: | Road Cutting |
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| Species: | Palygorskite |
| Formula: | ◻Al2Mg2◻2Si8O20(OH)2(H2O)4 · 4H2O |
| Comments: | Included in a list of minerals without details. Most likely this fibrous mineral is actually sepiolite. TEM-EDS analysis of a similar sample from the marble in Danbury proved to be sepiolite. |
| Habit: | fibrous |
| Colour: | white |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Unconfirmed/Questioned |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Palygorskite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view U. S. Route 7 Expressway (Danbury line to Iron Works District), Brookfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 810526 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:810526:4 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 8a8079d7-d897-4268-82a4-fa639fd9638d |
| Nearest other occurrences of Palygorskite |
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| 3.0km (1.8 miles) | ⓘAgstone Company Limestone Quarry, Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 21.0km (13.1 miles) | ⓘTilly Foster Iron Mine, Town of Southeast, Putnam County, New York, USA |
| 92.1km (57.2 miles) | ⓘUnion Building and Construction Quarry, Woodland Park, Passaic County, New Jersey, USA |
| 96.2km (59.8 miles) | ⓘLaurel Hill, Secaucus, Hudson County, New Jersey, USA |
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