| Locality type: | Road Cutting |
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| Species: | 'K Feldspar' (not an IMA approved species) |
| Comments: | Found in basalt cavities usually on top of datolite or prehnite indicating late crystallization. |
| Habit: | "cauliflower-like" aggregates |
| Colour: | Peach to tan |
| Quality for species: | Good crystals or rich for species - important (!) |
| Abundance at site: | Rare |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view K Feldspar data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view State Route 9 - Ellis Street and State Route 72 interchanges (State Route 72 roadcut), New Britain, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 1012422 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:1012422:0 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Nearest other occurrences of K Feldspar |
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| 0.5km (0.3 miles) | ⓘSherrill Street quarry, New Britain, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
| 8.3km (5.2 miles) | ⓘState Route 4 road cut, Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
| 16.4km (10.2 miles) | ⓘStrickland Quarry, Strickland pegmatite, Collins Hill, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 17.1km (10.6 miles) | ⓘTaine Mountain, Burlington, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
| 22.5km (14.0 miles) | ⓘState Route 2 roadcut, Marlborough, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
| 24.4km (15.2 miles) | ⓘ"Foothold Cleft", Airline Railroad, East Hampton, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 30.8km (19.1 miles) | ⓘState Routes 8 and 118 interchange, Harwinton, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 31.2km (19.4 miles) | ⓘHewitt Gem Quarry (Herb's Gem Quarry; Sawmill Quarry), Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 31.8km (19.8 miles) | ⓘMesa Drive roadcuts, Bethany, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA |
| 32.2km (20.0 miles) | ⓘSouth Main Street construction site, Torrington, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA |
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