Staurolite from
Coe's Mine (Sedgewick and Buell mine; Kyanite and ilmenite locality), Litchfield, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
Classification | ||
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Species: | Staurolite | |
Formula: | Fe22+Al9Si4O23(OH) | |
Comments: | Crystals to 4-5 cm in schist, but mostly a few loose cobbles that were likely dropped on the site by glaciation from the north, across Rt. 202, where they are common. | |
Habit: | elongated prisms | |
Colour: | dark brown | |
Quality for species: | Good crystals or rich for species - important (!) | |
Abundance at site: | Rare | |
Confirmation | ||
Validity: | Confirmed | |
Confirmation Methods: | Visually Identified | |
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: | ||
Almandine | β2 photos of Staurolite associated with Almandine at this locality. | |
Data | ||
Mineral Data: | Click here to view Staurolite data | |
Locality Data: | Click here to view Coe's Mine (Sedgewick and Buell mine; Kyanite and ilmenite locality), Litchfield, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA | |
Photo Gallery | View Gallery (2 photos) | |
Data Identifiers | ||
Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 870087 | |
Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:870087:2 | |
GUID (UUID V4): | 5b269ce4-b809-4a01-8866-e14ea7c36e2d | |
References | ||
Coe's Mine, Litchfield, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA