Locality type: | Municipality |
Classification |
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Species: | Diopside |
Formula: | CaMgSi2O6 |
Comments: | Occurring as massive material. Crystals of diopside were recovered from north Torrington. 2mm in size, but not abundant. |
Confirmation |
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Validity: | Confirmed |
Confirmation Methods: | Visually Identified |
Data |
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Mineral Data: | Click here to view Diopside data |
Locality Data: | Click here to view Torrington (Wolcottville), Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA |
Data Identifiers |
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Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 841431 |
Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:841431:1 |
GUID (UUID V4): | 689aaddc-d44d-47e2-a41d-6ab60e4dfb5b |
Localities for Diopside in this Region |
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Mountain Top Trucking quarry, Torrington (Wolcottville), Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA |
Nearest other occurrences of Diopside |
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3.2km (2.0 miles) | ⓘMountain Top Trucking quarry, Torrington (Wolcottville), Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA |
4.8km (3.0 miles) | ⓘPegmatite quarry and ultramafic rock, Harwinton, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA |
12.3km (7.7 miles) | ⓘThomaston Dam railroad cut, Thomaston Dam, Thomaston, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA |
13.9km (8.6 miles) | ⓘState Routes 8 and 222 interchange, Thomaston, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA |
16.3km (10.1 miles) | ⓘState Route 179 road cut (State Route 4 road cut Collinsville), Burlington, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
16.8km (10.4 miles) | ⓘReynolds Bridge, Thomaston, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA |
17.9km (11.1 miles) | ⓘCornwall, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA |
18.1km (11.2 miles) | ⓘHuckleberry Hill, Avon, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
21.0km (13.0 miles) | ⓘMine Mountain, Cornwall, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA |
21.1km (13.1 miles) | ⓘMine Mountain graphite prospect, Cornwall, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA |
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