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Datolite from
O & G Woodbury Traprock Quarry (Orenaug Quarry; O & G No. 1 Quarry), Orenaug Hills, Woodbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA


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Datolite, etc.

O & G Woodbury Traprock Quarry, Orenaug Hills, Woodbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
00667570017370938665080.jpg
Datolite, etc.

O & G Woodbury Traprock Quarry, Orenaug Hills, Woodbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
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Datolite, etc.

O & G Woodbury Traprock Quarry, Orenaug Hills, Woodbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Datolite
Formula:CaB(SiO4)(OH)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Prehnite4
Analcime2
Calcite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Datolite data
Locality Data:Click here to view O & G Woodbury Traprock Quarry (Orenaug Quarry; O & G No. 1 Quarry), Orenaug Hills, Woodbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:101990
Long-form Identifier:1:3:101990:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Datolite
3.6km (2.2 miles) ⓘO & G Southbury Quarry (Silliman Quarry; O & G No. 2 Quarry), Orenaug Hills, Woodbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
19.4km (12.1 miles) ⓘU. S. Route 7 Expressway (Danbury line to Iron Works District), Brookfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
20.3km (12.6 miles) ⓘThomaston Dam railroad cut, Thomaston Dam, Thomaston, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
22.1km (13.7 miles) ⓘRoaring Brook, Cheshire, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
22.8km (14.2 miles) ⓘCheshire Traprock Quarry, Cheshire, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
25.4km (15.8 miles) ⓘInterstate 691 and State Route 10 Interchange, Cheshire, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
26.1km (16.2 miles) ⓘNorth Street mall, Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
30.6km (19.0 miles) ⓘHubbard Park Quartz locality, Meriden, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
31.7km (19.7 miles) ⓘPillow lava locality, Meriden, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
33.0km (20.5 miles) ⓘState Route 372 construction site, Plainville, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
References
Januzzi, Ron E., Seaman, David M. (1976) Mineral Localities of Connecticut and Southeastern New York State and Pegmatite Minerals of the World. The Mineralogical Press, Danbury, Connecticut, USA.
Tschernich, Rudy W. (1992) Zeolites of the World. Geoscience Press, Inc. 567pp.
 
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