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Adularia from
State Route 9 - Ellis Street and State Route 72 interchanges (State Route 72 roadcut), New Britain, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA


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Adularia, etc.

State Route 9 - Ellis Street and State Route 72 interchanges, New Britain, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
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Adularia, etc.

State Route 9 - Ellis Street and State Route 72 interchanges, New Britain, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
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Adularia, etc.

State Route 9 - Ellis Street and State Route 72 interchanges, New Britain, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
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Adularia, etc.

State Route 9 - Ellis Street and State Route 72 interchanges, New Britain, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
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Adularia, etc.

State Route 9 - Ellis Street and State Route 72 interchanges, New Britain, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
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Adularia, etc.

State Route 9 - Ellis Street and State Route 72 interchanges, New Britain, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
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Adularia, etc.

State Route 9 - Ellis Street and State Route 72 interchanges, New Britain, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
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Adularia, etc.

State Route 9 - Ellis Street and State Route 72 interchanges, New Britain, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
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Adularia, etc.

State Route 9 - Ellis Street and State Route 72 interchanges, New Britain, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
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Adularia, etc.

State Route 9 - Ellis Street and State Route 72 interchanges, New Britain, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
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Adularia, etc.

State Route 9 - Ellis Street and State Route 72 interchanges, New Britain, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
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Adularia, etc.

State Route 9 - Ellis Street and State Route 72 interchanges, New Britain, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
Locality type:Road Cutting
Classification
Species:K Feldspar var: Adularia
Formula:KAlSi3O8
Comments:Found in basalt cavities usually on top of datolite or prehnite indicating late crystallization.
Habit:"cauliflower-like" aggregates
Colour:Peach to tan
Quality for species:Good crystals or rich for species - important (!)
Abundance at site:Rare
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Hematiteβ“˜9 photos of Adularia associated with Hematite at this locality.
Datoliteβ“˜7 photos of Adularia associated with Datolite at this locality.
Anhydriteβ“˜4 photos of Adularia associated with Anhydrite at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Adularia data
Locality Data:Click here to view State Route 9 - Ellis Street and State Route 72 interchanges (State Route 72 roadcut), New Britain, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (4 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:922234
Long-form Identifier:1:3:922234:2
GUID (UUID V4):15f7c7de-2856-4edc-b1fe-b05e93da1e79
Nearest other occurrences of Adularia
0.5km (0.3 miles) β“˜Sherrill Street quarry, New Britain, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
8.3km (5.2 miles) β“˜State Route 4 road cut, Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
16.4km (10.2 miles) β“˜Strickland Quarry, Strickland pegmatite, Collins Hill, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
17.1km (10.6 miles) β“˜Taine Mountain, Burlington, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
22.5km (14.0 miles) β“˜State Route 2 roadcut, Marlborough, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
24.4km (15.2 miles) β“˜"Foothold Cleft", Airline Railroad, East Hampton (Chatham), Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
30.6km (19.0 miles) β“˜North Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
30.8km (19.1 miles) β“˜State Routes 8 and 118 interchange, Harwinton, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
31.2km (19.4 miles) β“˜Hewitt Gem Quarry (Herb's Gem Quarry; Sawmill Quarry), Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
31.8km (19.8 miles) β“˜Mesa Drive roadcuts, Bethany, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
References
Miller, F. W. (circa 1986), Hydrothermal Quartz and Barite Veins in the Basalt of New Britain, Connecticut. Harvard University Mineralogical Museum Association.
 
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