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Biotite from
North Street mall, Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA


Locality type:Occurrence
Classification
Species:'Biotite' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Comments:Part of the assemblage quartz, feldspar, pyroxene, amphibole, sphene, zircon and biotite.
Quality for species:Rock forming mineral/non-crystalline/little interest for collectors.(##)
Abundance at site:Common
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Biotite data
Locality Data:Click here to view North Street mall, Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:805102
Long-form Identifier:1:3:805102:8
GUID (UUID V4):a2a5eadb-39fd-4f68-80e5-68355e34e158
Nearest other occurrences of Biotite
1.7km (1.0 miles) Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
3.7km (2.3 miles) Western Connecticut State College, Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
4.1km (2.5 miles) Agstone Company Limestone Quarry, Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
4.3km (2.7 miles) Old Quarry Nature Center, Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
6.7km (4.2 miles) U. S. Route 7 Expressway (Danbury line to Iron Works District), Brookfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
8.7km (5.4 miles) U. S. Route 7 Expressway (Brookfield Bypass), Brookfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
13.6km (8.5 miles) Interstate 84 road cuts, Town of Southeast, Putnam County, New York, USA
14.0km (8.7 miles) Redding Glen (Redding Ridge), Redding (Reading), Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
14.9km (9.3 miles) Ridgefield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
15.5km (9.6 miles) Tilly Foster Iron Mine, Town of Southeast, Putnam County, New York, USA
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