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Sillimanite from
Redding Glen (Redding Ridge), Redding (Reading), Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA


Classification
Species:Sillimanite
Formula:Al2(SiO4)O
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sillimanite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Redding Glen (Redding Ridge), Redding (Reading), Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:850246
Long-form Identifier:1:3:850246:9
GUID (UUID V4):76b79572-0c53-4a68-b9e2-a1c71e11ddfe
Nearest other occurrences of Sillimanite
8.8km (5.5 miles) Ridgefield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
9.8km (6.1 miles) Old Quarry Nature Center, Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
16.2km (10.1 miles) Interstate 84 road cuts (Route 6A bypass), Newtown, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
17.4km (10.8 miles) U. S. Route 7 Expressway (Danbury line to Iron Works District), Brookfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
23.1km (14.4 miles) Little Laurel Lime Park, Seymour, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
34.6km (21.5 miles) Yorktown, Westchester County, New York, USA
43.7km (27.1 miles) State Route 8 exit 37, Watertown, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
44.0km (27.3 miles) Peekskill, Westchester County, New York, USA
44.3km (27.5 miles) Crugers Emery Mine, Montrose, Cortlandt Township, Westchester County, New York, USA
52.4km (32.6 miles) Thomaston Dam railroad cut, Thomaston Dam, Thomaston, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
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