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Axinite-(Fe) from
Tilly Foster Iron Mine, Town of Southeast, Putnam County, New York, USA


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Axinite-(Fe)

Tilly Foster Iron Mine, Town of Southeast, Putnam County, New York, USA
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Axinite-(Fe), etc.

Tilly Foster Iron Mine, Town of Southeast, Putnam County, New York, USA
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Axinite-(Fe)

Tilly Foster Iron Mine, Town of Southeast, Putnam County, New York, USA
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Axinite-(Fe), etc.

Tilly Foster Iron Mine, Town of Southeast, Putnam County, New York, USA
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Axinite-(Fe)

Tilly Foster Iron Mine, Town of Southeast, Putnam County, New York, USA
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Axinite-(Fe), etc.

Tilly Foster Iron Mine, Town of Southeast, Putnam County, New York, USA
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Axinite-(Fe)

Tilly Foster Iron Mine, Town of Southeast, Putnam County, New York, USA
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Axinite-(Fe), etc.

Tilly Foster Iron Mine, Town of Southeast, Putnam County, New York, USA
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Axinite-(Fe)

Tilly Foster Iron Mine, Town of Southeast, Putnam County, New York, USA
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Axinite-(Fe), etc.

Tilly Foster Iron Mine, Town of Southeast, Putnam County, New York, USA
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Axinite-(Fe)

Tilly Foster Iron Mine, Town of Southeast, Putnam County, New York, USA
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Axinite-(Fe), etc.

Tilly Foster Iron Mine, Town of Southeast, Putnam County, New York, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Axinite-(Fe)
Formula:Ca2Fe2+Al2BSi4O15OH
Habit:axe-head
Colour:colorless, pale brown, plum
Quality for species:Poor for species, only of interest for locality collectors. (#)
Abundance at site:Rare
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Epidote1
Calcite1
Quartz1
Magnetite1
Actinolite1
Amphibole Supergroup1
Clinochlore1
Titanite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Axinite-(Fe) data
Locality Data:Click here to view Tilly Foster Iron Mine, Town of Southeast, Putnam County, New York, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (3 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:700228
Long-form Identifier:1:3:700228:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Axinite-(Fe)
36.9km (22.9 miles) ⓘOld Mine Plaza construction site, Long Hill, Trumbull, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
56.5km (35.1 miles) ⓘState Routes 8 and 222 interchange, Thomaston, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
86.6km (53.8 miles) ⓘGooseberry Mine, Balls Hill Iron Mines, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
93.6km (58.1 miles) ⓘState Route 9 rock cuts, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
95.7km (59.5 miles) ⓘLime Crest Quarry, Sparta Township, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
98.7km (61.4 miles) ⓘState Route 2 roadcut, Marlborough, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
References
Januzzi, 1989
Nightingale, 2001
Januzzi, Ron E., Seaman, David M. (1976) Mineral Localities of Connecticut and Southeastern New York State and Pegmatite Minerals of the World. The Mineralogical Press, Danbury, Connecticut, USA.
 
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