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Kyanite from
Waterbury Road quarry, Thomaston, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Kyanite
Formula:Al2(SiO4)O
Comments:crystals to over 15 cm
Habit:bladed
Colour:blue
Quality for species:Good crystals or rich for species - important (!)
Abundance at site:Common
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Annite2
Quartz2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Kyanite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Waterbury Road quarry, Thomaston, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (6 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:717237
Long-form Identifier:1:3:717237:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Kyanite
1.0km (0.6 miles) Reynolds Bridge, Thomaston, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
4.1km (2.6 miles) Hancock Brook Dam, Plymouth, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
4.9km (3.1 miles) State Route 8 interchange 34 (formerly 37), Watertown, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
5.9km (3.7 miles) Thomaston Dam railroad cut, Thomaston Dam, Thomaston, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
8.7km (5.4 miles) Lead Mine Brook, Harwinton, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
11.5km (7.1 miles) Rock Brook, Harwinton, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
13.2km (8.2 miles) Nonnewaug River Industrial Park, Woodbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
15.1km (9.4 miles) Progress Lane construction site, Waterbury, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
15.5km (9.6 miles) Interstate 84 interchange 26, Cheshire, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
17.0km (10.5 miles) Town Farm Road, Litchfield, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
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