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Phlogopite from
Old Mine Park (Old Tungsten Mine), Long Hill, Trumbull, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA


Locality type:Park
Classification
Species:Phlogopite
Formula:KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Comments:An accessory in the marble. Also metasomatically formed in the amphibolite in contact with the topaz-quartz-fluorite veins.
Habit:granular flakes
Colour:brown
Quality for species:Rock forming mineral/non-crystalline/little interest for collectors.(##)
Abundance at site:Common
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Phlogopite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Old Mine Park (Old Tungsten Mine), Long Hill, Trumbull, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:131496
Long-form Identifier:1:3:131496:0
GUID (UUID V4):802d8bc1-93ed-433e-a108-b6cfa42091f1
Nearest other occurrences of Phlogopite
0.4km (0.2 miles) Old Mine Plaza construction site, Long Hill, Trumbull, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
0.7km (0.4 miles) Corporate Drive, Long Hill, Trumbull, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
19.8km (12.3 miles) Old Quarry Nature Center, Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
21.8km (13.6 miles) Agstone Company Limestone Quarry, Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
22.7km (14.1 miles) Ridgefield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
22.7km (14.1 miles) Oil Mill Pond, Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
22.8km (14.2 miles) U. S. Route 7 Expressway (Danbury line to Iron Works District), Brookfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
23.4km (14.6 miles) North Street mall, Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
26.9km (16.7 miles) U. S. Route 7 Expressway (Brookfield Bypass), Brookfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
37.3km (23.1 miles) Tilly Foster Iron Mine, Town of Southeast, Putnam County, New York, USA
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