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Prehnite from
State Route 9 - Ellis Street and State Route 72 interchanges (State Route 72 roadcut), New Britain, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA


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Prehnite, etc.

State Route 9 - Ellis Street and State Route 72 interchanges, New Britain, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
04367640015553614845911.jpg
Prehnite, etc.

State Route 9 - Ellis Street and State Route 72 interchanges, New Britain, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
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Prehnite, etc.

State Route 9 - Ellis Street and State Route 72 interchanges, New Britain, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
Locality type:Road Cutting
Classification
Species:Prehnite
Formula:Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Comments:Botryoidal aggregates in basalt gas vesicles.
Habit:Botryoidal aggregates of tabular crystals.
Colour:Pale green.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Datoliteⓘ1 photo of Prehnite associated with Datolite at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Prehnite data
Locality Data:Click here to view State Route 9 - Ellis Street and State Route 72 interchanges (State Route 72 roadcut), New Britain, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:922243
Long-form Identifier:1:3:922243:4
GUID (UUID V4):610da9b6-2714-4a63-8c55-9e68760edf68
Nearest other occurrences of Prehnite
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘSherrill Street quarry, New Britain, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
2.8km (1.7 miles) ⓘHart's Lead Mine, Berlin, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
4.5km (2.8 miles) ⓘState Routes 9 and 372 interchange, Berlin, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
4.8km (3.0 miles) ⓘJourney Road quarry, Plainville, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
5.2km (3.2 miles) ⓘPlainville Trap Rock Quarry (Tilcon New Britain Quarry), Plainville, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
5.3km (3.3 miles) ⓘTrap Rock quarry, Plainville, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
6.3km (3.9 miles) ⓘ2368-2384 Berlin Turnpike (Former Hartford Drive-In), Newington, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
6.5km (4.1 miles) ⓘState Route 372 construction site, Plainville, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
7.1km (4.4 miles) ⓘTomasso Quarry, Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
8.3km (5.2 miles) ⓘState Route 4 road cut, Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
References
Miller, F. W. (circa 1986), Hydrothermal Quartz and Barite Veins in the Basalt of New Britain, Connecticut. Harvard University Mineralogical Museum Association.
Januzzi, Ron E., Seaman, David M. (1976) Mineral Localities of Connecticut and Southeastern New York State and Pegmatite Minerals of the World. The Mineralogical Press, Danbury, Connecticut, USA.
 
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