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| Species: | Epidote |
| Formula: | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Comments: | Mostly as a massive alteration of amphibolite as bands with green actinolite, but rarely as elongated hexagonal prisms in fine-grained chlorite. |
| Habit: | mostly massive, elongated hexagonal prisms in chlorite |
| Colour: | pistachio green |
| Quality for species: | Rock forming mineral/non-crystalline/little interest for collectors.(##) |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Hematite | β1 photo of Epidote associated with Hematite at this locality. |
| Chlorite Group | β1 photo of Epidote associated with Chlorite Group at this locality. |
| Rutile | β1 photo of Epidote associated with Rutile at this locality. |
| Ilmenite | β1 photo of Epidote associated with Ilmenite at this locality. |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Epidote 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 |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 870107 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:870107:7 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | a4c2504a-d091-4e4a-bf53-8f1d493ec994 |
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Coe's Mine, Litchfield, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA