| Classification |
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| Species: | Orthoclase |
| Formula: | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Comments: | in the transition zone bordering the epidote-clinochlore pegmatite, color reportedly due to tiny hematite inclusions |
| Colour: | pink |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Orthoclase 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: | 752298 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:752298:7 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | d045238b-959e-4d7c-8366-cca4d94bd7b8 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Orthoclase |
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| 4.0km (2.5 miles) | ⓘU. S. Route 7 Expressway (Danbury line to Iron Works District), Brookfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 8.2km (5.1 miles) | ⓘNorth Street mall, Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 8.5km (5.3 miles) | ⓘDanbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 16.2km (10.0 miles) | ⓘRockside Quarry (Mine Hill Quarry), Mine Hill (Ore Hill), Roxbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 19.8km (12.3 miles) | ⓘRidgefield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 27.6km (17.1 miles) | ⓘClover Hill Mine, Croton Falls, Somers Township, Westchester County, New York, USA |
| 29.5km (18.3 miles) | ⓘUnnamed quarry, Waterbury, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA |
| 34.3km (21.3 miles) | ⓘBedford, Westchester County, New York, USA |
| 35.2km (21.9 miles) | ⓘBaylis Quarry (Bayliss Quarry), Bedford, Westchester County, New York, USA |
| 44.1km (27.4 miles) | ⓘShaft 7, Delaware Aqueduct, Town of Fishkill, Dutchess County, New York, USA |
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