| Locality type: | Quarry |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Kyanite |
| Formula: | Al2(SiO4)O |
| Comments: | crystals to over 15 cm |
| Habit: | bladed |
| Colour: | blue |
| 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 |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Biotite | ⓘ2 photos of Kyanite associated with Biotite at this locality. |
| Quartz | ⓘ2 photos of Kyanite associated with Quartz at this locality. |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Kyanite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Waterbury Road quarry, Thomaston, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (6 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 717237 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:717237:3 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 62008757-6bc4-432f-8ea7-b664c4bf3920 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Kyanite |
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| 1.0km (0.6 miles) | ⓘReynolds Bridge, Thomaston, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 3.4km (2.1 miles) | ⓘThomaston, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 4.1km (2.6 miles) | ⓘHancock Brook Dam, Plymouth, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 4.9km (3.1 miles) | ⓘState Route 8 exit 37, Watertown, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 5.7km (3.5 miles) | ⓘWatertown, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 5.9km (3.7 miles) | ⓘThomaston Dam railroad cut, Thomaston Dam, Thomaston, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 8.7km (5.4 miles) | ⓘLead Mine Brook, Harwinton, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 11.5km (7.1 miles) | ⓘRock Brook, Harwinton, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 13.2km (8.2 miles) | ⓘNonnewaug River Industrial Park, Woodbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 14.2km (8.8 miles) | ⓘHarwinton, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| References |
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Waterbury Road quarry, Thomaston, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA