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K Feldspar from
Biermann Quarries (Bethel quarries) and tourmaline ledge, Bethel, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:'K Feldspar' (not an IMA approved species)
Formation:Secondary
Comments:See comments for adularia variety.
Colour:white
Abundance at site:Common
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view K Feldspar data
Locality Data:Click here to view Biermann Quarries (Bethel quarries) and tourmaline ledge, Bethel, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1211766
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1211766:8
GUID (UUID V4):72391c21-14ad-43d3-8907-bece21ebed03
Nearest other occurrences of K Feldspar
9.9km (6.1 miles) Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
11.4km (7.1 miles) U. S. Route 7 Expressway (Danbury line to Iron Works District), Brookfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
12.2km (7.6 miles) Old Mine Plaza construction site, Long Hill, Trumbull, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
14.5km (9.0 miles) Ilmenite locality, Bridgewater, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
15.9km (9.9 miles) State Route 25 road cuts, Trumbull, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
21.8km (13.5 miles) State Route 67 construction site, Oxford, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
22.2km (13.8 miles) Derby, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
23.8km (14.8 miles) Lord Chamberlain Nursing and Rehabilitation Center (7003 Main Street; 7003 State Route 110), Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
24.1km (15.0 miles) Barrett Brothers Quarry (D and J Quarry), Beacon Falls, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
25.2km (15.6 miles) Tilly Foster Iron Mine, Town of Southeast, Putnam County, New York, USA
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