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Microcline from
Ridgefield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA


Classification
Species:Microcline
Formula:K(AlSi3O8)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Meta-autunite2 photos of Microcline associated with Meta-autunite at this locality.
Quartz1 photo of Microcline associated with Quartz at this locality.
Muscovite1 photo of Microcline associated with Muscovite at this locality.
Uranophane1 photo of Microcline associated with Uranophane at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Microcline data
Locality Data:Click here to view Ridgefield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:81348
Long-form Identifier:1:3:81348:6
GUID (UUID V4):9647ffca-205d-432f-8b6d-8bdd9126bd36
Localities for Microcline in this Region
Casey Quarry (Ridgefield pegmatite), Ridgefield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
Titicus Mica Quarry, Ridgefield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
Nearest other occurrences of Microcline
2.1km (1.3 miles) Casey Quarry (Ridgefield pegmatite), Ridgefield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
2.5km (1.5 miles) Titicus Mica Quarry, Ridgefield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
5.2km (3.2 miles) Fillow Quarry (Branchville Quarry; Branchville Mica Mine; Smith Mine), Branchville, Redding (Reading), Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
8.4km (5.2 miles) Schorl locality, Wilton, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
8.8km (5.5 miles) Redding Glen (Redding Ridge), Redding (Reading), Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
9.9km (6.2 miles) Redding (Reading), Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
11.9km (7.4 miles) Old Quarry Nature Center, Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
12.6km (7.9 miles) Western Connecticut State College, Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
13.3km (8.3 miles) Danburite type locality, Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
14.6km (9.1 miles) Kinkel Quarry, Bedford, Westchester County, New York, USA
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
CONNECTICUT Mineral Locality Index Although many sites in Connecticut are no longer open to collectors...H. WEBER 1172 West L a k e Avenue Guilford, Connecticut 06437-1342 E A R L E C. SULLIVAN 17 R o c k y...y R i d g e D r i v e T r u m b u l l , Connecticut 06611-5326 T his locality index is meant to serve...collectors. More often than not, collecting in Connecticut is no longer per­ mitted. Many of the localities...effort has been made to list a l l localities in Connecticut, a small state that is big on mineralization
Book (edition)
THE MINERAL LOCALITIES OF CONNECTICUT AND SOUTHEASTERN NEW YORK * «-• r ** K* ysf^ :' •'’S >- n...250 SPECIES iBooks by Ronald Everett Januzzi CONNECTICUT MINERALS ON PARADE NEW YORK STATE MINERALS ON...THE MINERALOGICAL PRESS 83 Elm Street Danbury. Connecticut IIOIPW MINERALS ON PARAt>E F.tMSTltIP* THREE...to enrich our knowledge of the mineralogy of Connecticut: James Dwight Dana Samuel L. Penfield Edward...Minerals from the Principal Localities in Western Connecticut and Southeastern New York State.............
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
pohwatp@si.edu Muscovite Shannon Canyon, Inyo County, California R ocks are made up of minerals. Some...the littleknown locality of Shannon Canyon, Inyo County, California. The specimen is 3 × 4 cm and was collected...the Strickland quarry, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut. This is typical of the specimens from this...Santo Niño mine, Patagonia district, Santa Cruz County, Arizona. Barbara Muntyan specimen, Jeff Scovil...localities are the pegmatites around Newry in Oxford County. Newry muscovite crystals in the collection exhibit
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
as specimens. Clarksville is in southern Johnson County in N / W Arkansas. COLORADO — "Recently we took...located one mile west of Wilbur Springs in S/W Colusa County in North California. The ore of the Manzanita Mine...marcasite, chalcopyrite and stibnite also occur. CONNECTICUT — "Even an old locality can still produce prize...afternoon drive to the old Garnet Mine in Roxbury, Connecticut, my wife, Rita, found the best garnet crystal...Roxbury Falls, in Southern Litchfield County of western Connecticut. Mrs. Scheffer's crystal is one of the
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
10-15 alteration on the edges, orthoclase 3-5 microcline and some are clouded; 3-5 all secondary; muscovite...southernmost, the New York City and Westchester County metamorphic zone, parallel belts of metasedimentary...75-80' RIDGEFIELD 150-200' IEKSKLL(POUGHQUAG QUARTZITE 60' L«CRUGERS 50'-55' WESTCHESTER COUNTY CONNECTICUT... Structural and petrologic studies in Dutchess County, New York, Pt. I: Geol. Soc. America Bull, v. 47...relations of the limestone belts of Westchester County, N. Y.: Am. Jour. Sci., 3d ser., v. 22, p. 103-119
Report (issue)
Uranium occurrences in non-sedimentary rocks of Connecticut ......... 6 Table 3 Uranium occurrences in...Uranium occurrences in non-sedimentary rocks of Connecticut...................................11 Figure 4...deposit occurs as a thin seam in graphitic Cleburne County. The property is, about 11.2 SINE phyllite which...Name Location No. Source of information Fairfield County. Short distance northeast of East Village...just beyond the old canal. Schairer, 1931. Fairfield County. Proceed up hill Cameron, et on Portland Ave
Journal (issue)
.................268 Some Old Localities in Connecticut. By Wilbur J. Elwell ............270 Selenite...Manandonite Melanocerite Meliphanite Mendelyeevite Microcline Microlite Milarite Milarite Molybdenite Monazite... ROCKS and MINERALS 270 SOME OL.D LOCALITIES IN CONNECTICUT F s G By WILBUR J. EWELL During the past...travelled 21,415 miles, and visited localities in Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Rhode Island, Massachusetts...crystals. In the extreme northwestern corner of Connecticut, around Kent, South Kent, Lakeville, Salisbury
Book (volume)
.........................................94 Connecticut ..............................................................548 Table of Maps Page Alabama County Map ...................................................................................4 Alaska County and Stream Map ......................................................................22 Arizona County Map ................................................................................49 Arkansas County Map ..........................................
Report (issue)
............................ 22 Spinel, Orange County, N. Y............................................Manhattan Island, New York City . 30 Feldspar, var. Microcline, Bedford, N. Y............................................................................. Microcline, var. Amazonstonc, Valhalla, N. Y..............of the southwesterly section of the State of Connecticut, the southeasterly portion of New York State...depression, extending from the present Bockland County, New York, through New Jersey toward the southwest
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
polished tumbled agate, jasper, etc., postpaid in USA for only $5.00. George W. Owens, 150 III. Dr., Jacksonville...Richey, Florida. CHOICE BARITE ROSES-From Cleveland County, Oklahoma. 2-inch size 75i postpaid. W.L. Hiss...SPECIMENS-From sources. Free price list. J . E. Byron, CONNECTICUT MINERALS A N D SPECIMENS FOR SALE—Beryl, rose...CHOICE FLUORESCENT TUNGSTEN ORE-Scheelite from Inyo County, California, hand-picked for brilliance. add 4...golden labradorite, % inch, 20 for $1.00; also Connecticut almandite garnets, good dodecahedron crystals
Book
had access to many quarries in the state of Connecticut. Gem-quality tourmaline crystals had been found...and dealer. Today, in 2008, the only place in Connecticut where such finds can be easily collected is Green’s...COVER: gold on quartz, 4.5 inches tall, Placer County, California Dedication This book is dedicated...Maplegate Media Group, Inc., 650 Danbury Road, Ridgefield, CT 06877 USA, www.maplegatemedia.com Library of Congress...in the unfinished Route 11 road cut in Salem, Connecticut. We found one crystalline vein, and while digging
Book (volume)
.........................................80 Connecticut ...............................................rights, so remember you were told. If in doubt, a county map will tell you who the legal owner is. Good...gemmy qualities for cutting and polishing. AUTAUGA COUNTY PRATTVILLE, N. 6 mi., and just E of the Birmingham...were well known to prehistoric Indians.) BARBOUR COUNTY BAKER HILL, SE 1 mi. : 1 in a deep ravine, as a...deep red to variegated⎯ocher. BIBB COUNTY GENERAL AREA: c county gravel pits along the Cahaba R.⎯gemmy
Book (volume)
.........................................80 Connecticut ...............................................rights, so remember you were told. If in doubt, a county map will tell you who the legal owner is. Good...gemmy qualities for cutting and polishing. AUTAUGA COUNTY PRATTVILLE, N. 6 mi., and just E of the Birmingham...were well known to prehistoric Indians.) BARBOUR COUNTY BAKER HILL, SE 1 mi. : 1 in a deep ravine, as a...deep red to variegated⎯ocher. BIBB COUNTY GENERAL AREA: c county gravel pits along the Cahaba R.⎯gemmy
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
The Poundridge area in northeastern Westchester County, New York, is underlain by the Poundridge and Siscowit...limestone-Hudson River shale sequence of Dutchess County to the north. The area has been subjected to regional...concerns the northeastern corner of Westchester County, New York, 35 miles north of New York City and...(1936) of the structure and petrology of Dutchess County, New York, has much bearing on the present study...in his reconnaissance study of the geology of Connecticut. Berkey (1907; 1911) and Berkey and Rice (1919)
Journal (issue)
severalof the Arkansas antimonymines in Sevier County,Arkansas (Smithand Staszak, 1996).This districtis...News, P.O. Box 2043, Coeur d'Alene, ID 83816-2043 USA Phone: 208-664-2448 E-mail: lream@comtch.iea.com...Fresnoite find at the Junnila Mine, San Benito County, California Scott Kleine 3895 Lisa CT, Apt C Reno...on the Junnila Property, located in San Benito County, California. This mine was formerly known to have...of the county name (or in the case of one's favorite site, a letter that doesn't "start" a county), followed
Report (chapter)
section quartz, K-feldspar (both orthoclase and microcline), albite, phengitic muscovite, biotite, authigenic...Geochemistry Symposium, Schlumberger-Doll Research, Ridgefield, CT. Paper K. BUDDING, M. C. & ]NGLIN, H. F....Geochemistry Symposium, SchlumbergerDoll Research, Ridgefield, CT. Paper J. EDMUNDSON, H. & RAYMER, L. L. 1979...Geochemistry Symposium, Schlumberger-Doll Research, Ridgefield, CT. Paper T. HIEBERT, R., CONSTANTIN, M. & ROBINSON...density and porosity from well logging in Kern County, California. American Association of Petroleum
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
and scrapers. CONNECTICUT — The following note, dated Sept. 1, 1955, on some Connecticut minerals were...and consists of black biotite, white feldspar, (microcline) and smoky quartz. INDIANA—One of America's largest...sandstone in western Missouri (at Nevada in Vernon County) and is from what you might call a fossil or breached...Hill, Sus- length was discovered. Through the sex County, New Jersey," mentions an oc- courtesy of company...Mts., south of the Army Proving Grounds in Toole County, Utah. "In digging I hit a circular pocket about
Report (volume)
Colorado.........Prof. R. D. George, Boulder. Connecticut..... .Prof. William N. Rice, Middletown. Prof...See Bauxite and Hallpysite. Asbestos. Tallapoosa County, with corundum deposits near Dudleyville; not found...commercial quantity or quality. Asphalt. Colbert County, small quantity has been shipped from near Leighton;...following localities: Bibb County, Pratts Ferry; Calhoun County, near Tampa; Clay County, T. 20, Pv. 7 E.; Jefferson...Jefferson County, at Elyton; Lee County, at Chewacla lime works; St. Clair County, at Gfeensport; Shelby
Journal (issue)
San Antonio Rock & Lapi­ dary Society and Bexar County Mineral Hobby Club. Chairman; Fred Stevenson, P...Monroe, Peru, Indiana. April 30, May 1. 1966—Dallas County' Rock Club will hold its Rock Club Showcase at...Federation of Mineralogical Societies. Host: Clark County Gem Collectors, Las Vegas Convention Center, Las...Lan- the American Mineralogist (1961). Un­ caster County, Pennsylvania is dolomite fortunately, dcweylite...north tf ^ Mason.Dixon )jne a, |h Q Creek Lancastcr County, Pennsylvania It may be rcacllcd by /oll>wing the
Journal (issue)
Tucson Gem and Mineral Society will be­ held at Pima County Fairgrounds, 4700 S. 6th Ave., Tucson, Ariz. Gc-n...844, Jackson, Miss. 39205. March 4-6, 1966—Gila County Gem & Min­ eral Show, Miami, Ariz. Chairman: Ernest...San Antonio Rock & Lapi­ dary Society and Bexar County Mineral Hobby Club. Chairman: Fred Stevenson, P...ROCKS AND MINERALS April 30, May 1, 1966—Dallas County Rock Club will hold its Rock Club Showcase at the...Federation of Mineralogical Societies. Host: Clark County Gem Collectors, Las Vegas Convention Center, Las
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
* Present address: Schlumberger-Doll Box 707. Ridgefield. CT 06X7? Research, P. 0. rable to that expected...OBRADOVICH J. (1960) Argon diffusion in glauconite, microcline, sanadine, leucite. and phlogopite. Amer. .J
Journal (issue)
............. TWO INTERESTING ZEOLITES FROM CONNECTICUT—John A. Pawloski CORE OF THE EARTH—Iron - nickel...and August 1st, 1965, in Pierrepont, St. Lawrence County, N. Y., to swap or dig your own tourmaline plus...and Mineral Fair will be held at the Jefferson County Fair Grounds west of Denver, Colo., on U. S. 6...1965—5th Annual Swapping Bee and Picnic of the Fulton County Mineral Club will be held at John Boyd Thacher...International Rock Swap sponsored by the Jefferson County Rock & Mineral Club on the ranch of Leslie Rose
Report (volume)
........................................... Connecticut................................................See Bauxite and Halloysite. Asbestos. Tallapoosa County, with corundum deposits near Dudleyville; not found...commercial quantity or quality. Asphalt. Colbert County, small quantity has been shipped from near Leighton;...following localities : Bibb County, Pratts Ferry; Calhoun County, near Tampa; Clay County, T. 20 S., R. 7 E.;...; Jefferson County, at Ely ton; Lee County, at Chewacla lime works"; St. Clair County, at Greensport;
Book (edition)
MARIN COUNTY FREE LIBRARY 3 1111 00289 4184 \ I s Fifth Revised Edition A complete, state-by-state...collector, especially in Maine, New Hampshire, Connecticut, New Jersey, Virginia, and North Carolina. In...corners of the claimed area, and filing in the county land agent's office. In addition he has to show...called bediasites from Bedias, a town in Grimes county. Gold is a subject by itself, but because the gem...(am'-e-thist) Apatite Variegated patterns Microcline feldspar 1.0 to 1.1 Amethyst patterns 6
Book
Iaria from the Howard-Montgomery quarry, Howard County, Maryland (by J. S. White) 25:53-54 AFGHANISTAN...Iron-manganese phosphates of the Williams pegmatites, Coosa County, Alabama (by P. B. Leavens & T. A. Simpson) 6:66-73...ALICE GLORY HOLE The Alice glory hole, Clear Creek County, Colorado (by T. A. Hanson & W. B. Craft) 18:185187...--and W. Hunt: The Tonopah-Belmont mine, Maricopa County, Arizona 19:139-144 ALLGOOD, GENNE MYERS --and...Allgood, J. Pradenas: Gold occurrences in Tuolumne County, California 18:41-45, 18:62-64 --with W. H. Wilkinson
 
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