Locality type: | Occurrence |
Classification |
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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 |
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Validity: | Unconfirmed/Questioned |
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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Quartz | ⓘ3 photos of Dumortierite associated with Quartz at this locality. |
Data |
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Mineral Data: | Click here to view Dumortierite data |
Locality Data: | Click here to view North Street mall, Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
Data Identifiers |
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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 |
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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 |
References |
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North Street mall, Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA