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Brookite from
Thomaston Dam railroad cut, Thomaston Dam, Thomaston, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA


Locality type:Road Cutting
Classification
Species:Brookite
Formula:TiO2
Formation:Primary
Comments:Occurs in Alpine clefts in the schist with anatase.
Abundance at site:Very Rare
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Brookite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Thomaston Dam railroad cut, Thomaston Dam, Thomaston, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:657233
Long-form Identifier:1:3:657233:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Brookite
10.7km (6.7 miles) ⓘState Route 8 interchange 34 (formerly 37), Watertown, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
26.5km (16.4 miles) ⓘRockside Quarry, Mine Hill, Roxbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
47.3km (29.4 miles) ⓘOld Mine Park (Old Tungsten Mine), Long Hill, Trumbull, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
47.7km (29.6 miles) ⓘState Route 111 road cuts, Long Hill, Trumbull, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
50.1km (31.1 miles) ⓘState Route 25 road cuts, Trumbull, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
63.9km (39.7 miles) ⓘChester Emery Mines, Chester, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA
64.3km (40.0 miles) ⓘWright Mine, Chester Emery Mines, Chester, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA
65.0km (40.4 miles) ⓘOld Mine, Chester Emery Mines, Chester, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA
References
Henderson, William A. (1995), Microminerals of Connecticut
Henderson, William A. (1995) Through the ‘Scope. Rocks & Minerals, 70 (6) 420-425 doi:10.1080/00357529.1995.11761572
 
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