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


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Laumontite, etc.

O & G Woodbury Traprock Quarry, Orenaug Hills, Woodbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
01608190017422020102358.jpg
Laumontite, etc.

O & G Woodbury Traprock Quarry, Orenaug Hills, Woodbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
01608190017422020102358.jpg
Laumontite, etc.

O & G Woodbury Traprock Quarry, Orenaug Hills, Woodbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Laumontite
Formula:CaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Calcite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Laumontite 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:101996
Long-form Identifier:1:3:101996:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Laumontite
3.6km (2.2 miles) ⓘO & G Southbury Quarry (Silliman Quarry; O & G No. 2 Quarry), Orenaug Hills, Woodbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
12.6km (7.8 miles) ⓘState Route 8 interchange 34 (formerly 37), Watertown, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
15.2km (9.4 miles) ⓘState Route 67 construction site, Oxford, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
15.8km (9.8 miles) ⓘReynolds Bridge, Thomaston, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
15.9km (9.9 miles) ⓘInterstate 84 road cuts (Route 6A bypass), Newtown, Fairfield 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
22.8km (14.2 miles) ⓘCheshire Traprock Quarry, Cheshire, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
26.1km (16.2 miles) ⓘNorth Street mall, Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
28.1km (17.5 miles) ⓘOld Mine Plaza construction site, Long Hill, Trumbull, Fairfield 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.
 
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