Grossular from
Coe's Mine (Sedgewick and Buell mine; Kyanite and ilmenite locality), Litchfield, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
| Classification | ||
|---|---|---|
| Species: | Grossular | |
| Formula: | Ca3Al2(SiO4)3 | |
| Comments: | Mostly very fine-grained and massive within calc-silicate rocks, with actinolite, calcite, quartz. Micro crystals in vugs where calcite has naturally dissolved out. | |
| Habit: | dodecahedral | |
| Colour: | pale orange | |
| Quality for species: | Poor for species, only of interest for locality collectors. (#) | |
| Abundance at site: | Common | |
| Confirmation | ||
| Validity: | Confirmed | |
| Confirmation Methods: | Visually Identified | |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: | ||
| Actinolite | β2 photos of Grossular associated with Actinolite at this locality. | |
| Quartz | β1 photo of Grossular associated with Quartz at this locality. | |
| Data | ||
| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Grossular data | |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Coe's Mine (Sedgewick and Buell mine; Kyanite and ilmenite locality), Litchfield, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA | |
| Data Identifiers | ||
| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 870102 | |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:870102:2 | |
| GUID (UUID V4): | e8896339-fcdb-4323-8f5a-125a7efc31cb | |
| References | ||
Coe's Mine, Litchfield, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA