| Locality type: | Quarry |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Microcline |
| Formula: | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Comments: | Major component of the pegmatite, mined for ceramic glazing. |
| Quality for species: | Rock forming mineral/non-crystalline/little interest for collectors.(##) |
| Abundance at site: | Extremely common |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Microcline data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Green Mountain Quarry, West Cornwall, Cornwall, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 662174 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:662174:2 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Microcline |
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| 2.3km (1.4 miles) | ⓘMine Mountain, Cornwall, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 9.1km (5.7 miles) | ⓘBarrack Mountain, Falls Village, Canaan, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 21.9km (13.6 miles) | ⓘMountain Top Trucking quarry, Torrington, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 22.7km (14.1 miles) | ⓘSouth Main Street construction site, Torrington, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 23.5km (14.6 miles) | ⓘRoebling Quarry, Upper Merryall, New Milford, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 25.8km (16.0 miles) | ⓘPegmatite quarry and ultramafic rock, Harwinton, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 27.9km (17.3 miles) | ⓘMorris Dam Quarry (East Morris Dam), Morris, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 31.1km (19.3 miles) | ⓘThomaston Dam railroad cut, Thomaston Dam, Thomaston, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 31.7km (19.7 miles) | ⓘFlanders Road (Brushy Hill), Woodbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 31.8km (19.8 miles) | ⓘThomaston Dam pegmatite, Thomaston Dam, Thomaston, 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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