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Prehnite from
Tilly Foster Iron Mine, Town of Southeast, Putnam County, New York, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Prehnite
Formula:Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Comments:Reported as grayish-green coatings on gneiss
Also found as perfect, colorless, glassy, prismatic micro crystals on hornblende. Occurs as an encrustation 3" x 4" in surface area (see drawings in Januzzi 1976 pg. 170).
Habit:coatings, prismatic
Colour:grayish-green, colorless
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Prehnite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Tilly Foster Iron Mine, Town of Southeast, Putnam County, New York, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:81426
Long-form Identifier:1:3:81426:3
GUID (UUID V4):c2c7c4f7-968d-4bd5-80b2-c38ee31e6af7
Nearest other occurrences of Prehnite
15.5km (9.6 miles) ⓘNorth Street mall, Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
29.3km (18.2 miles) ⓘInterstate 84 road cuts (Route 6A bypass), Newtown, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
35.3km (21.9 miles) ⓘBates' Rock Road, Southbury, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
36.3km (22.6 miles) ⓘSouthbury, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
36.9km (22.9 miles) ⓘOld Mine Plaza construction site, Long Hill, Trumbull, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
37.2km (23.1 miles) ⓘO & G Southbury Quarry (Silliman Quarry; O & G No. 2 Quarry), Orenaug Hills, Woodbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
38.5km (23.9 miles) ⓘRockland Lake Landing, Rockland Lake, Haverstraw, Rockland County, New York, USA
39.8km (24.7 miles) ⓘO & G Woodbury Traprock Quarry (Orenaug Quarry; O & G No. 1 Quarry), Orenaug Hills, Woodbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
45.8km (28.4 miles) ⓘWesley Hills, Town of Ramapo, Rockland County, New York, USA
47.3km (29.4 miles) ⓘPiermont, Orangetown, Rockland County, New York, USA
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