| Locality type: | Road Cutting |
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| Species: | Datolite |
| Formula: | CaB(SiO4)(OH) |
| Comments: | "...outstanding specimens of small glassy crystals, of two different habits, intimately associated, coated with gilt-like stilpnomelane." Schooner (1961) |
| Habit: | complex equant |
| Colour: | colorless to very pale yellow-green |
| Quality for species: | Good crystals or rich for species - important (!) |
| Abundance at site: | Common |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Confirmed |
| Confirmation Methods: | Visually Identified |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Datolite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view State Route 189 road cut, Tariffville Gorge, Bloomfield, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (3 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 615979 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:615979:5 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0d017751-00e7-4c36-88e7-d3bc90b5afe2 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Datolite |
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| 0.1km (0.0 miles) | ⓘTariffville Gorge, Bloomfield, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
| 4.3km (2.7 miles) | ⓘRoncari Quarry, East Granby, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
| 5.2km (3.3 miles) | ⓘState Route 20 road cut, East Granby, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
| 17.9km (11.1 miles) | ⓘTrinity Ridge, Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
| 19.7km (12.2 miles) | ⓘFarmington Trap Rock Quarry, Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
| 20.2km (12.6 miles) | ⓘState Route 4 road cut, Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
| 20.9km (13.0 miles) | ⓘBalf Quarry, Newington, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
| 21.0km (13.1 miles) | ⓘState Route 9 & State Route 71 Interchange, New Britain, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
| 21.5km (13.4 miles) | ⓘThe Woodlands, Newington, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
| 22.8km (14.2 miles) | ⓘTomasso Quarry, Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
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State Route 189 road cut, Tariffville Gorge, Bloomfield, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA