Classification |
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Species: | Clinochlore |
Formula: | Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 |
Comments: | found in a clinochlore-apatite-orthoclase pegmatite along nearly horizontal fracture planes of a medium to coarse-grained diorite, it reportedly contains a small amount of Mn. Referred to in these old references as "prochlorite". |
Habit: | compact granular masses |
Colour: | dark green |
Abundance at site: | Common |
Confirmation |
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Validity: | Believed Valid |
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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Rutile | β7 photos of Clinochlore associated with Rutile at this locality. |
Epidote | β6 photos of Clinochlore associated with Epidote at this locality. |
Byssolite | β2 photos of Clinochlore associated with Byssolite at this locality. |
Albite | β2 photos of Clinochlore associated with Albite at this locality. |
Titanite | β1 photo of Clinochlore associated with Titanite at this locality. |
Data |
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Mineral Data: | Click here to view Clinochlore data |
Locality Data: | Click here to view Sky Ridge railroad cut, Hawleyville, Newtown, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
Data Identifiers |
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Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 752296 |
Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:752296:3 |
GUID (UUID V4): | f896ccba-acfc-48bf-aa42-713c6454ff10 |
Nearest other occurrences of Clinochlore |
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4.4km (2.7 miles) | βAgstone Company Limestone Quarry, Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
10.1km (6.3 miles) | βGreen's Farm locality (Roxbury garnet mine; Roxbury Falls garnet mine; Garnet Hill), Roxbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA |
12.3km (7.6 miles) | βNew England Materials quarry, Monroe, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
16.0km (9.9 miles) | βRoxbury Iron Mine (Shepaug Iron Company Mine; Shepaug Spathic Iron and Steel Company Mine), Mine Hill (Ore Hill), Roxbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA |
18.3km (11.4 miles) | βState Route 111 construction site, Long Hill, Trumbull, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
18.4km (11.4 miles) | βCorporate Drive, Long Hill, Trumbull, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
18.5km (11.5 miles) | βOld Mine Plaza construction site, Long Hill, Trumbull, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
18.6km (11.6 miles) | βState Route 111 road cuts, Long Hill, Trumbull, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
18.9km (11.7 miles) | βOld Mine Park (Old Tungsten Mine), Long Hill, Trumbull, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
19.3km (12.0 miles) | βUnnamed quartz mine (Judd's Bridge kyanite locality), Washington, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA |
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