| Locality type: | Road Cutting |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Microcline |
| Formula: | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Formation: | Primary |
| Comments: | A constituent of the pegmatites. |
| Habit: | cleavable masses, subhedral |
| Colour: | white |
| Quality for species: | Rock forming mineral/non-crystalline/little interest for collectors.(##) |
| Abundance at site: | Common |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Microcline data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Thomaston Dam railroad cut, Thomaston Dam, Thomaston, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 96372 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:96372:7 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 559c784e-449e-402c-b268-985ceeabacaa |
| Nearest other occurrences of Microcline |
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| 0.8km (0.5 miles) | ⓘThomaston Dam pegmatite, Thomaston Dam, Thomaston, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 5.0km (3.1 miles) | ⓘReynolds Bridge, Thomaston, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 7.1km (4.4 miles) | ⓘMorris Dam Quarry (East Morris Dam), Morris, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 7.8km (4.9 miles) | ⓘPegmatite quarry and ultramafic rock, Harwinton, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 10.3km (6.4 miles) | ⓘSouth Main Street construction site, Torrington (Wolcottville), Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 10.7km (6.7 miles) | ⓘState Route 8 exit 37, Watertown, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 11.5km (7.1 miles) | ⓘLitchfield, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 15.1km (9.4 miles) | ⓘMountain Top Trucking quarry, Torrington (Wolcottville), Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 15.8km (9.8 miles) | ⓘFlanders Road (Brushy Hill), Woodbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 17.4km (10.8 miles) | ⓘWoodbury pegmatite quarry (Judson Quarry), Woodbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA |
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