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Sillimanite from
Cordierite locality (Bigelow Pond), Union, Tolland County, Connecticut, USA


Locality type:Road Cutting
Classification
Species:Sillimanite
Formula:Al2(SiO4)O
Quality for species:Rock forming mineral/non-crystalline/little interest for collectors.(##)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sillimanite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Cordierite locality (Bigelow Pond), Union, Tolland County, Connecticut, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:772855
Long-form Identifier:1:3:772855:6
GUID (UUID V4):2212beb2-ee6f-458f-a8c7-e55afa310606
Nearest other occurrences of Sillimanite
7.3km (4.5 miles) Sturbridge Graphite Mine (Tantiusques Mine; Winthrop Lead Mine), Sturbridge, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
31.8km (19.8 miles) Willimantic, Windham, Windham County, Connecticut, USA
31.9km (19.8 miles) US Route 6 Willimantic Bypass expressway road cuts, Coventry, Tolland County, Connecticut, USA
49.6km (30.8 miles) Sunset Quartzite Quarry, East Glastonbury, Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
51.1km (31.7 miles) Falls of the Yantic River, Norwich, New London County, Connecticut, USA
54.2km (33.7 miles) Westchester, Colchester, New London County, Connecticut, USA
54.6km (33.9 miles) Linkpot cut, Airline Railroad, East Hampton (Chatham), Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
57.6km (35.8 miles) Great Hill cobalt mines, Cobalt, East Hampton (Chatham), Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
58.9km (36.6 miles) Unnamed building stone quarry, Collins Hill, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
61.9km (38.5 miles) Anderson No. 1 Mica Mine (Swanson Mine; Swanson Lithia Mine; Old Lithia Mine; Chatham Lithia Mine), East Hampton (Chatham), Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
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