Locality type: | Road Cutting |
Classification |
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Species: | Diopside |
Formula: | CaMgSi2O6 |
Comments: | Subhedral crystals in quartz to 5 cm long. |
Habit: | Blocky prismatic |
Colour: | Dark green |
Quality for species: | Poor for species, only of interest for locality collectors. (#) |
Abundance at site: | Very Rare |
Confirmation |
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Validity: | Confirmed |
Confirmation Methods: | Visually Identified |
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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Quartz | ⓘ1 photo of Diopside associated with Quartz at this locality. |
Data |
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Mineral Data: | Click here to view Diopside data |
Locality Data: | Click here to view Interstate 84 road cuts (Route 6A bypass), Newtown, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
Data Identifiers |
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Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 951332 |
Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:951332:7 |
GUID (UUID V4): | 5b5c3a80-4ad7-45af-a4d9-836b828e63fb |
Nearest other occurrences of Diopside |
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9.4km (5.9 miles) | ⓘU. S. Route 7 Expressway (Danbury line to Iron Works District), Brookfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
10.2km (6.3 miles) | ⓘAgstone Company Limestone Quarry, Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
10.7km (6.6 miles) | ⓘStevenson Mine (Burke's Copper Mine), Oxford, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA |
12.8km (7.9 miles) | ⓘOld Quarry Nature Center, Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
13.8km (8.6 miles) | ⓘNorth Street mall, Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
14.9km (9.3 miles) | ⓘOld Mine Plaza construction site, Long Hill, Trumbull, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
15.3km (9.5 miles) | ⓘOld Mine Park (Old Tungsten Mine), Long Hill, Trumbull, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
16.2km (10.1 miles) | ⓘWest Redding grossular locality, Redding (Reading), Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
17.0km (10.6 miles) | ⓘWeston meteorite (incl Easton; Trumbull; Fairfield), Easton (Weston), Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
24.1km (14.9 miles) | ⓘAdvance Stone Quarry, Boardman's Bridge, New Milford, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA |
References |
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Interstate 84 road cuts, Newtown, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA