| Locality type: | Quarry |
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| Species: | Chondrodite |
| Formula: | Mg5(SiO4)2F2 |
| Habit: | granular |
| Colour: | light brown |
| Luminescent properties: | light yellow under SW UV |
| Quality for species: | Rock forming mineral/non-crystalline/little interest for collectors.(##) |
| Abundance at site: | Common |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Chondrodite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Advance Stone Quarry, Boardman's Bridge, New Milford, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 97378 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:97378:8 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 09867f2b-f650-4502-8e3e-6279edb27770 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Chondrodite |
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| 13.4km (8.3 miles) | ⓘBrookfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 17.1km (10.6 miles) | ⓘU. S. Route 7 Expressway (Danbury line to Iron Works District), Brookfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 20.9km (13.0 miles) | ⓘNorth Street mall, Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 26.3km (16.4 miles) | ⓘTilly Foster Iron Mine, Town of Southeast, Putnam County, New York, USA |
| 34.5km (21.4 miles) | ⓘMahopac Mines, Town of Carmel, Putnam County, New York, USA |
| 35.6km (22.1 miles) | ⓘRidgefield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 40.2km (25.0 miles) | ⓘCanaan, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 48.4km (30.1 miles) | ⓘNorfolk, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 48.5km (30.2 miles) | ⓘCanaan, North Canaan, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 52.8km (32.8 miles) | ⓘBog Meadow Pond, Town of Highlands, Orange County, New York, USA |
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| Reference Search (possible matching items) |
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 | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | 11:53 03 August 2012 Chondrodite TILLY FOSTER MINE, BREWSTER AREA PUTNAM COUNTY, NEW YORK F ew minerals...minerals are commonly or uniquely associated with New York. The Herkimer “diamond” variety of quartz certainly...However, one mineral, chondrodite, occurred in world-class specimens from a New York locality that is...significance. Still, chondrodite specimens from the Tilly Foster iron mine, Putnam County, New York, can be seen...outstanding chondrodite has been nominated as the Connoisseur’s Choice specimen for this, the New York State |
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