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Schorl from
The Cascades, Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA


Classification
Species:Schorl
Formula:NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Abundance at site:Very common
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Schorl data
Locality Data:Click here to view The Cascades, Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:364012
Long-form Identifier:1:3:364012:8
GUID (UUID V4):0cf01fc0-e3a3-4906-9bbd-4530520e7720
Nearest other occurrences of Schorl
9.0km (5.6 miles) Old Mine Park (Old Tungsten Mine), Long Hill, Trumbull, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
9.1km (5.7 miles) Old Mine Plaza construction site, Long Hill, Trumbull, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
14.2km (8.8 miles) Schorl locality, Wilton, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
14.7km (9.2 miles) Redding Glen (Redding Ridge), Redding (Reading), Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
16.5km (10.2 miles) Fillow Quarry (Branchville Quarry; Branchville Mica Mine; Smith Mine), Branchville, Redding (Reading), Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
16.7km (10.4 miles) Captain Cook's Quarry (Purdy Station Quarry), Newtown, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
17.7km (11.0 miles) Biermann Quarries (Bethel quarries) and tourmaline ledge, Bethel, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
21.6km (13.4 miles) Ridgefield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
22.8km (14.2 miles) Newtown, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
23.3km (14.5 miles) Titicus Mica Quarry, Ridgefield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
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