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Tremolite from
Redwing Quarry, Falls Village, Canaan, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA


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Tremolite

Redwing Quarry, Falls Village, Canaan, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
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Tremolite

Redwing Quarry, Falls Village, Canaan, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
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Tremolite, etc.

Redwing Quarry, Falls Village, Canaan, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
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Tremolite, etc.

Redwing Quarry, Falls Village, Canaan, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
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Tremolite

Redwing Quarry, Falls Village, Canaan, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
07318900017272018835036.jpg
Tremolite

Redwing Quarry, Falls Village, Canaan, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
03894110017411484536194.jpg
Tremolite, etc.

Redwing Quarry, Falls Village, Canaan, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
00310130017368734847407.jpg
Tremolite, etc.

Redwing Quarry, Falls Village, Canaan, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
07829200017271927677512.jpg
Tremolite

Redwing Quarry, Falls Village, Canaan, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
07318900017272018835036.jpg
Tremolite

Redwing Quarry, Falls Village, Canaan, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
03894110017411484536194.jpg
Tremolite, etc.

Redwing Quarry, Falls Village, Canaan, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
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Tremolite, etc.

Redwing Quarry, Falls Village, Canaan, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Tremolite
Formula:◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Formation:Primary
Comments:As primary crystal to 15 cm as individual crystals or even larger as parallel to fan-shaped aggregates, or as pseudomorphs after diopside (originally called canaanite) to 10 cm.
Habit:Primary - bladed, pseudomorphs after diopside are flattened short to elongated prisms
Colour:white, pale gray, pale green
Luminescent properties:light blue-gray under SW
Quality for species:Good crystals or rich for species - important (!)
Abundance at site:Very common
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Calcite10
Diopside4
Quartz3
Scapolite3
Phlogopite2
Pyrite2
Dolomite1
Marble1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Tremolite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Redwing Quarry, Falls Village, Canaan, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (13 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:55314
Long-form Identifier:1:3:55314:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Tremolite
0.6km (0.3 miles) ⓘConklin Limestone Company quarry (Falls Village Quarry), Falls Village, Canaan, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
4.6km (2.9 miles) ⓘPfizer Company Marble Quarry, Canaan, North Canaan, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
5.2km (3.3 miles) ⓘCanaan, North Canaan, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
5.8km (3.6 miles) ⓘMaltby's Quarry, Canaan, North Canaan, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
7.4km (4.6 miles) ⓘAllyndale Limestone Corp. quarry, East Canaan, North Canaan, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
11.3km (7.0 miles) ⓘCornwall Hollow, Cornwall, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
15.9km (9.9 miles) ⓘSerpentinite, Norfolk, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
24.5km (15.2 miles) ⓘSoapstone quarry, Torrington, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
26.6km (16.5 miles) ⓘMountain Top Trucking quarry, Torrington, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
32.8km (20.4 miles) ⓘPegmatite quarry and ultramafic rock, Harwinton, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
References
Harold Moritz collection, Former Ed Force collection
 
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