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Anatase from
Lord Chamberlain Nursing and Rehabilitation Center (7003 Main Street; 7003 State Route 110), Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA


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Anatase, etc.

Lord Chamberlain Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
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Anatase, etc.

Lord Chamberlain Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
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Anatase

Lord Chamberlain Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
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Anatase

Lord Chamberlain Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
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Anatase, etc.

Lord Chamberlain Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
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Anatase, etc.

Lord Chamberlain Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
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Anatase

Lord Chamberlain Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
00366360017272012894117.jpg
Anatase

Lord Chamberlain Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
00133720017272734285985.jpg
Anatase, etc.

Lord Chamberlain Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
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Anatase, etc.

Lord Chamberlain Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
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Anatase

Lord Chamberlain Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
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Anatase

Lord Chamberlain Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
Locality type:Occurrence
Classification
Species:Anatase
Formula:TiO2
Comments:Clear, sharp micro crystals.
Habit:tabular
Colour:red, brown, yellow
Quality for species:Good crystals or rich for species - important (!)
Abundance at site:Common
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz10
K Feldspar9
- var Adularia9
Chlorite Group2
Calcite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Anatase data
Locality Data:Click here to view Lord Chamberlain Nursing and Rehabilitation Center (7003 Main Street; 7003 State Route 110), Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (16 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:656996
Long-form Identifier:1:3:656996:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Anatase
8.9km (5.6 miles) ⓘState Route 25 road cuts, Trumbull, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
11.4km (7.1 miles) ⓘOld Mine Park (Old Tungsten Mine), Long Hill, Trumbull, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
11.8km (7.3 miles) ⓘOld Mine Plaza construction site, Long Hill, Trumbull, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
12.0km (7.4 miles) ⓘState Route 111 road cuts, Long Hill, Trumbull, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
17.4km (10.8 miles) ⓘThe Brickwalk, Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
24.5km (15.2 miles) ⓘInterstate 84 road cuts (Route 6A bypass), Newtown, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
33.2km (20.6 miles) ⓘU. S. Route 7 Expressway (Danbury line to Iron Works District), Brookfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
39.2km (24.3 miles) ⓘState Route 8 interchange 34 (formerly 37), Watertown, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
40.8km (25.3 miles) ⓘRockside Quarry, Mine Hill, Roxbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
45.0km (27.9 miles) ⓘReynolds Bridge, Thomaston, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
References
Henderson, William A., Jr., Charles Weber and Marcelle Weber. (circa 1970), An Alpine Vein Deposit in Stratford, Conn. unpublished manuscript.
Yedlin, Neal. (1967). The Micromounter. Rocks and Minerals: 42(11): 840-842.
Weber, Marcelle H., Sullivan, Earle C. (1995) Connecticut Mineral Locality Index. Rocks & Minerals, 70 (6) 396-409 doi:10.1080/00357529.1995.11761569p.397
 
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