| Locality type: | Prospect |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Actinolite |
| Formula: | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
| Formation: | Primary |
| Comments: | Masses of bladed crystals |
| Habit: | elongated prismatic |
| Colour: | pale green |
| Quality for species: | Poor for species, only of interest for locality collectors. (#) |
| 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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| Albite | β1 photo of Actinolite associated with Albite at this locality. |
| Diopside | β1 photo of Actinolite associated with Diopside at this locality. |
| Graphite | β1 photo of Actinolite associated with Graphite at this locality. |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Actinolite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Mine Mountain graphite prospect, Cornwall, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 1442787 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:1442787:9 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 3b1aa41b-2f53-44c4-a9d0-546464cc5e91 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Actinolite |
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| 17.5km (10.9 miles) | βSerpentinite, Norfolk, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 19.9km (12.4 miles) | βPfizer Company Marble Quarry (New England Lime Co. quarry; NELCO quarry; Specialty Minerals Inc.; Minerals Technologies Inc.; Canaan Limestone Quarry; Connecticut Lime Company; Canaan Lime Company; Lewis Quarry), Canaan, North Canaan, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 21.6km (13.4 miles) | βMountain Top Trucking quarry, Torrington (Wolcottville), Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 24.9km (15.5 miles) | βPegmatite quarry and ultramafic rock, Harwinton, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 30.6km (19.0 miles) | βState Routes 8 and 222 interchange, Thomaston, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 31.8km (19.8 miles) | βReynolds Bridge, Thomaston, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 33.9km (21.1 miles) | βNative American soapstone quarry, Barkhamsted, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 34.1km (21.2 miles) | βNonnewaug River Industrial Park, Woodbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 34.8km (21.6 miles) | βTerryville, Plymouth, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 41.2km (25.6 miles) | βHurley Hill, Bristol, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
| References |
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Mine Mountain graphite prospect, Cornwall, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA