| Locality type: | Quarry |
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| Species: | Sepiolite |
| Formula: | Mg4(Si6O15)(OH)2 · 6H2O |
| Formation: | Primary |
| Comments: | Found as a thin layer sandwiched between opposing calcite crystals. Analyzed in 2017 via TEM-EDS. Januzzi (1994) incorrectly called it palygorskite and includes a photo. |
| Habit: | fibrous mats |
| Colour: | white to pale gray-brown |
| Quality for species: | Good crystals or rich for species - important (!) |
| Abundance at site: | Very Rare |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Confirmed |
| Confirmation Methods: | TEM |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Sepiolite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Agstone Company Limestone Quarry, Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 1068261 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:1068261:8 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 235e49f7-8eec-41cb-a3dc-5bf6830524a8 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Sepiolite |
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| 3.0km (1.8 miles) | ⓘU. S. Route 7 Expressway (Danbury line to Iron Works District), Brookfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 18.8km (11.7 miles) | ⓘTuckahoe and Patterson Marble Company Quarry, Town of Patterson, Putnam County, New York, USA |
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Agstone Company Limestone Quarry, Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA