| Locality type: | Road |
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| Species: | Kyanite |
| Formula: | Al2(SiO4)O |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Kyanite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Town Farm Road, Litchfield, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 850001 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:850001:4 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 8ddef704-9e88-44bf-8f90-aa13a0c202c5 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Kyanite |
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| 3.1km (1.9 miles) | ⓘSoapstone quarry, Torrington (Wolcottville), Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 9.2km (5.7 miles) | ⓘHarwinton, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 10.8km (6.7 miles) | ⓘRock Brook, Harwinton, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 11.5km (7.1 miles) | ⓘLead Mine Brook, Harwinton, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 12.5km (7.8 miles) | ⓘThomaston Dam railroad cut, Thomaston Dam, Thomaston, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 14.2km (8.8 miles) | ⓘThomaston, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 16.0km (10.0 miles) | ⓘReynolds Bridge, Thomaston, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 17.0km (10.5 miles) | ⓘWaterbury Road quarry, Thomaston, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 17.8km (11.1 miles) | ⓘMine Mountain graphite prospect, Cornwall, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 19.2km (11.9 miles) | ⓘNew Preston, Washington, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA |
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| Reference Search (possible matching items) |
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 | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Mineral Localities.) Connecticut Hematite Mr. William Brunet of Washington, Connecticut, sent a note on an...an unusual specimen found in Litchfield in the fall of 1983. It contains tabular specular hematite crystals;...(1951) lists some sixty different species from the town (including West Farms) but does not mention specular... The site is about 300 meters northeast of Town Farm Road, 3 kilometers from Route 202 leading from Litch...three polymorphs of the aluminosilicate group—kyanite, andalusite, and sillimanite—are found here. The |
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