| Locality type: | Cleft |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Muscovite |
| Formula: | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Formation: | Secondary |
| Comments: | Free standing crystals to about 1.5 cm coated with chlorite, in Alpine cleft. |
| Habit: | tabular pseudohexagonal |
| Abundance at site: | Common |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Confirmed |
| Confirmation Methods: | Visually Identified |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Chlorite Group | β2 photos of Muscovite associated with Chlorite Group at this locality. |
| Ilmenite | β2 photos of Muscovite associated with Ilmenite at this locality. |
| Albite | β2 photos of Muscovite associated with Albite at this locality. |
| Quartz | β1 photo of Muscovite associated with Quartz at this locality. |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Muscovite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Interstate 84 and US Route 202 interchange, Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 1242232 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:1242232:0 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | b802c77c-70b8-442f-a4fa-e94d3bce2484 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Muscovite |
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| 2.0km (1.2 miles) | βWestern Connecticut State College, Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 5.6km (3.5 miles) | βNorth Street mall, Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 8.8km (5.4 miles) | βInterstate 84 road cuts, Town of Southeast, Putnam County, New York, USA |
| 9.7km (6.0 miles) | βAgstone Company Limestone Quarry, Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 10.1km (6.3 miles) | βTiticus Mica Quarry, Ridgefield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 10.5km (6.6 miles) | βTilly Foster Iron Mine, Town of Southeast, Putnam County, New York, USA |
| 10.9km (6.8 miles) | βCasey Quarry (Ridgefield pegmatite), Ridgefield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 12.1km (7.5 miles) | βDanbury beryl prospect, Brookfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 12.2km (7.6 miles) | βU. S. Route 7 Expressway (Danbury line to Iron Works District), Brookfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 12.5km (7.8 miles) | βRidgefield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| References |
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Interstate 84 and US Route 202 interchange, Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA