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Muscovite from
Berry Road kyanite locality, Roxbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA


Locality type:Outcrop
Classification
Species:Muscovite
Formula:KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Formation:Primary
Quality for species:Rock forming mineral/non-crystalline/little interest for collectors.(##)
Abundance at site:Very common
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Kyaniteβ“˜2 photos of Muscovite associated with Kyanite at this locality.
Chlorite Groupβ“˜2 photos of Muscovite associated with Chlorite Group at this locality.
Albiteβ“˜2 photos of Muscovite associated with Albite at this locality.
Stauroliteβ“˜1 photo of Muscovite associated with Staurolite at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Muscovite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Berry Road kyanite locality, Roxbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1257980
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1257980:4
GUID (UUID V4):8f285db1-bcc3-4aaf-91d9-0c93e88f5de4
Nearest other occurrences of Muscovite
2.2km (1.4 miles) β“˜Green's Farm locality (Roxbury garnet mine; Roxbury Falls garnet mine; Garnet Hill), Roxbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
7.2km (4.5 miles) β“˜Rockside Quarry (Mine Hill Quarry), Mine Hill (Ore Hill), Roxbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
8.2km (5.1 miles) β“˜U. S. Route 7 Expressway (Danbury line to Iron Works District), Brookfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
9.3km (5.8 miles) β“˜Sky Ridge railroad cut, Hawleyville, Newtown, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
9.4km (5.8 miles) β“˜Danbury beryl prospect, Brookfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
10.3km (6.4 miles) β“˜Unnamed quartz mine (Judd's Bridge kyanite locality), Washington, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
10.4km (6.5 miles) β“˜Interstate 84 road cuts (Route 6A bypass), Newtown, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
11.1km (6.9 miles) β“˜Agstone Company Limestone Quarry, Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
13.1km (8.1 miles) β“˜Nonnewaug River Industrial Park, Woodbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
13.2km (8.2 miles) β“˜Woodbury pegmatite quarry (Judson Quarry), Woodbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
References
Former Ed Force collection
 
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