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Staurolite from
Fillow Quarry (Branchville Quarry; Branchville Mica Mine; Smith Mine), Branchville, Redding (Reading), Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Staurolite
Formula:Fe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
Comments:mentioned as an accessory by Brush and Dana (1878)
Confirmation
Validity:Unconfirmed/Questioned
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Staurolite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Fillow Quarry (Branchville Quarry; Branchville Mica Mine; Smith Mine), Branchville, Redding (Reading), Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:130912
Long-form Identifier:1:3:130912:6
GUID (UUID V4):23eae225-65d9-45d0-a681-14aaaac9f666
Nearest other occurrences of Staurolite
4.5km (2.8 miles) Curtis prospect, Redding Glen (Redding Ridge), Redding (Reading), Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
9.5km (5.9 miles) Twin Bridges, Easton, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
16.5km (10.2 miles) The Cascades, Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
18.8km (11.7 miles) Sky Ridge railroad cut, Hawleyville, Newtown, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
20.7km (12.9 miles) U. S. Route 7 Expressway (Danbury line to Iron Works District), Brookfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
20.8km (12.9 miles) Interstate 84 road cuts (Route 6A bypass), Newtown, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
28.1km (17.4 miles) Berry Road kyanite locality, Roxbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
28.9km (18.0 miles) Green's Farm locality (Roxbury garnet mine; Roxbury Falls garnet mine; Garnet Hill), Roxbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
30.3km (18.8 miles) Southbury, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
34.8km (21.6 miles) Barrett Brothers Quarry (D and J Quarry), Beacon Falls, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
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