Route 109 roadcut, Thomaston, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Route 109 roadcut | Road Cutting |
Thomaston | - not defined - |
Litchfield County | County |
Connecticut | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
41° 39' 41'' North , 73° 6' 26'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
KΓΆppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
---|---|---|
Thomaston | 1,910 (2017) | 3.2km |
Plymouth | 12,284 (2017) | 4.7km |
Watertown | 3,574 (2017) | 6.2km |
Oakville | 9,047 (2017) | 7.8km |
Terryville | 5,387 (2017) | 8.2km |
Nearest Clubs:
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Club | Location | Distance |
---|---|---|
Bristol Gem & Mineral Club | Bristol, Connecticut | 13km |
Lapidary and Mineral Society of Central Connecticut | Meriden, Connecticut | 28km |
Danbury Mineralogical Society | Danbury, Connecticut | 41km |
New Haven Mineral Club | New Haven, Connecticut | 42km |
Mindat Locality ID:
213305
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:213305:1
GUID (UUID V4):
15c4729a-4ff9-4d40-8995-c20e27b06938
A road cut exposing the Devonian-Silurian The Straits Schist and numerous pegmatite dikes and sills.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
β Albite Formula: Na(AlSi3O8) Description: "White feldspar" hosting anatase, chlorite and bertrandite. |
β Anatase Formula: TiO2 Description: With chlorite and bertrandite in voids in "white feldspar". |
β Bertrandite Formula: Be4(Si2O7)(OH)2 Description: Microcrystals with chlorite and anatse in voids in "white feldspar". |
β 'Chlorite Group' Description: With anatase and bertrandite in voids in "white feldspar". |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
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β | Anatase | 4.DD.05 | TiO2 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
β | Bertrandite | 9.BD.05 | Be4(Si2O7)(OH)2 |
β | Albite | 9.FA.35 | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Unclassified | |||
β | 'Chlorite Group' | - |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | β Bertrandite | Be4(Si2O7)(OH)2 |
Be | Beryllium | |
Be | β Bertrandite | Be4(Si2O7)(OH)2 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
O | β Anatase | TiO2 |
O | β Bertrandite | Be4(Si2O7)(OH)2 |
Na | Sodium | |
Na | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Si | β Bertrandite | Be4(Si2O7)(OH)2 |
Ti | Titanium | |
Ti | β Anatase | TiO2 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Piedmontia DomainDomain
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