Darien, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Darien | - not defined - |
Fairfield County | County |
Connecticut | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
41° 4' 45'' North , 73° 28' 0'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Darien | 20,732 (2017) | 0.2km |
East Norwalk | 84,530 (2017) | 6.4km |
Norwalk | 88,485 (2017) | 6.5km |
Stamford | 128,874 (2017) | 6.7km |
New Canaan | 19,738 (2017) | 7.9km |
Nearest Clubs:
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Club | Location | Distance |
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Stamford Mineralogical Society | Stamford, Connecticut | 7km |
Nassau Mineral Club | Glen Cove, New York | 28km |
Danbury Mineralogical Society | Danbury, Connecticut | 35km |
Suffolk Gem & Mineral Club | Bay Shore, New York | 44km |
Island Rockhounds Inc. | Bellmore, New York | 46km |
Mineral listed is probably a reference to the abundant and large microcline porphyroblasts in the Harrison metadiorite gneiss, rather than albite.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Albite ? Formula: Na(AlSi3O8) Description: "reported as crystals, three inches in length, occurring in biotite schist or diorite gneiss in Darien" (Januzzi, 1976). These are likely from the Harrison Gneiss, a metadiorite, which features large crystals of microcline of this size, so this may be a misidentification. No details on ID method provided. Reference: Januzzi, Ronald E. (1976), Mineral Localities of CT and Southeastern NY State, Taylor Associates/Mineralogical Press, Danbury: 273. |
ⓘ Albite var. Andesine ? Formula: (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] Description: "reported as crystals, three inches in length, occurring in biotite schist or diorite gneiss in Darien" (Januzzi, 1976). These are likely from the Harrison Gneiss, a metadiorite, which features large crystals of microcline of this size, so this may be a misidentification. No details on ID method provided. Reference: Januzzi, Ronald E. (1976), Mineral Localities of CT and Southeastern NY State, Taylor Associates/Mineralogical Press, Danbury: 273. |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
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ⓘ | Albite ? | 9.FA.35 | Na(AlSi3O8) |
ⓘ | var. Andesine ? | 9.FA.35 | (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
List of minerals for each chemical element
O | Oxygen | |
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O | ⓘ Albite var. Andesine | (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
O | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Na | Sodium | |
Na | ⓘ Albite var. Andesine | (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
Na | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | ⓘ Albite var. Andesine | (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
Al | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Albite var. Andesine | (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
Si | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Albite var. Andesine | (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)Januzzi, Ronald E. (1976), Mineral Localities of CT and Southeastern NY State, Taylor Associates/Mineralogical Press, Danbury: 273.
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