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Almandine from
Rockside Quarry, Mine Hill, Roxbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Almandine
Formula:Fe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Almandine data
Locality Data:Click here to view Rockside Quarry, Mine Hill, Roxbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:132115
Long-form Identifier:1:3:132115:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Almandine
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘRoxbury Granite Quarry (upper quarry), Mine Hill, Roxbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
3.9km (2.4 miles) ⓘRocky Mountain Road garnet prospect, Roxbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
7.2km (4.5 miles) ⓘBerry Road kyanite locality, Roxbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
7.7km (4.8 miles) ⓘGreen's Farm locality (Roxbury garnet mine; Roxbury Falls garnet mine; Garnet Hill), Roxbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
9.5km (5.9 miles) ⓘSachem Road area, Southbury, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
9.7km (6.1 miles) ⓘIlmenite locality, Bridgewater, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
12.2km (7.6 miles) ⓘNonnewaug River Industrial Park, Woodbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
12.5km (7.7 miles) ⓘRoebling Quarry, Upper Merryall, New Milford, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
14.1km (8.8 miles) ⓘU. S. Route 7 Expressway (Danbury line to Iron Works District), Brookfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
17.1km (10.6 miles) ⓘAgstone Company Limestone Quarry, Danbury, 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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