| Locality type: | Quarry |
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| Species: | Anorthite |
| Formula: | Ca(Al2Si2O8) |
| Formation: | Primary |
| Comments: | component of the host metagabbro, composition An70-80. |
| Habit: | anhedral |
| Quality for species: | Rock forming mineral/non-crystalline/little interest for collectors.(##) |
| Abundance at site: | Extremely common |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Confirmed |
| Confirmation Methods: | SEM-EDS |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Anorthite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Becker Quarry, Willington, Tolland County, Connecticut, USA |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 1033294 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:1033294:4 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Anorthite |
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| 37.2km (23.1 miles) | ⓘLinkpot cut, Airline Railroad, East Hampton, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 40.0km (24.8 miles) | ⓘGreat Hill cobalt mines, Cobalt, East Hampton, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 40.8km (25.4 miles) | ⓘStrickland Quarry, Strickland pegmatite, Collins Hill, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 47.6km (29.6 miles) | ⓘThulite locality, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 56.1km (34.9 miles) | ⓘPelham asbestos mine, Pelham, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA |
| 69.2km (43.0 miles) | ⓘIron Mine Hill quarry, Cumberland, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA |
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