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Dumortierite from
North Street mall, Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA


Locality type:Occurrence
Classification
Species:Dumortierite
Formula:Al(Al2O)(Al2O)2(SiO4)3(BO3)
Comments:A few concentrations of tiny acicular crystals in one specimen of coarse-grained albite/quartz/biotite gneiss matrix.
Habit:acicular
Colour:bright blue
Quality for species:Poor for species, only of interest for locality collectors. (#)
Abundance at site:Extremely Rare
Confirmation
Validity:Unconfirmed/Questioned
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz3 photos of Dumortierite associated with Quartz at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Dumortierite data
Locality Data:Click here to view North Street mall, Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:952466
Long-form Identifier:1:3:952466:8
GUID (UUID V4):f1e3e64b-99d2-4e8e-9e5c-6fe7fc8b0d53
Nearest other occurrences of Dumortierite
46.0km (28.6 miles) Valhalla, Mount Pleasant, Westchester County, New York, USA
75.1km (46.6 miles) 171st Street & Broadway, Manhattan (New York County), New York City, New York, USA
75.1km (46.6 miles) Fort Washington Avenue & 171st Street, Washington Heights, Manhattan (New York County), New York City, New York, USA
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