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Actinolite from
North Street mall, Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA


Locality type:Occurrence
Classification
Species:Actinolite
Formula:◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Comments:Massive to subhedral elongated crystals in calc-silicate rocks
Habit:elongated prisms
Colour:dark green
Abundance at site:Common
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Diopsideβ“˜2 photos of Actinolite associated with Diopside at this locality.
Quartzβ“˜1 photo of Actinolite associated with Quartz at this locality.
Albiteβ“˜1 photo of Actinolite associated with Albite at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Actinolite data
Locality Data:Click here to view North Street mall, Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:805100
Long-form Identifier:1:3:805100:4
GUID (UUID V4):57deff20-8df8-4393-9b6e-0a7a03571974
Nearest other occurrences of Actinolite
6.7km (4.2 miles) β“˜U. S. Route 7 Expressway (Danbury line to Iron Works District), Brookfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
13.6km (8.4 miles) β“˜Redding (Reading), Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
13.6km (8.5 miles) β“˜Interstate 84 road cuts, Town of Southeast, Putnam County, New York, USA
14.9km (9.3 miles) β“˜Ridgefield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
15.5km (9.6 miles) β“˜Tilly Foster Iron Mine, Town of Southeast, Putnam County, New York, USA
18.5km (11.5 miles) β“˜New England Materials quarry, Monroe, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
20.9km (13.0 miles) β“˜Lane's Mine (Lane's Lead and Silver Mine; Elm Street), Monroe, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
23.1km (14.3 miles) β“˜Old Mine Plaza construction site, Long Hill, Trumbull, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
23.4km (14.6 miles) β“˜Old Mine Park (Old Tungsten Mine), Long Hill, Trumbull, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
24.7km (15.4 miles) β“˜Mahopac Mines, Town of Carmel, Putnam County, New York, USA
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