| Locality type: | Quarry |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Muscovite |
| Formula: | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Albite | 3 |
| Malachite | 2 |
| Meta-autunite | 1 |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Muscovite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Curtis Quarry, Southford, Southbury, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (2 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 654694 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:654694:6 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Muscovite |
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| 9.2km (5.7 miles) | ⓘBarrett Brothers Quarry (D and J Quarry), Beacon Falls, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA |
| 9.5km (5.9 miles) | ⓘEast Village pegmatite prospect, Monroe, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 10.2km (6.4 miles) | ⓘInterstate 84 road cuts (Route 6A bypass), Newtown, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 11.0km (6.8 miles) | ⓘHaynes Quarry, Seymour, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA |
| 11.0km (6.8 miles) | ⓘLittle Laurel Lime Park, Seymour, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA |
| 11.1km (6.9 miles) | ⓘArsenic and nickel mine (Nickel Mine Brook), Seymour, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA |
| 11.9km (7.4 miles) | ⓘSilver mine, Seymour, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA |
| 12.1km (7.5 miles) | ⓘNew England Materials quarry, Monroe, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 12.4km (7.7 miles) | ⓘGreen's Farm locality (Roxbury garnet mine; Roxbury Falls garnet mine; Garnet Hill), Roxbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 12.6km (7.9 miles) | ⓘNonnewaug River Industrial Park, Woodbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| References |
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Cameron, Eugene N., Larrabee, David M., McNair, Andrew H., Page, James J., Stewart, Glen W., Shainin, Vincent E. (1954) Pegmatite Investigations, 1942-45, in New England. Geological Survey Professional Paper 255. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/pp255 |
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Curtis Quarry, Southford, Southbury, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA