| Locality type: | Road Cutting |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Microcline |
| Formula: | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Comments: | in pegmatites cross-cutting the gneiss within the road cuts |
| Habit: | massive |
| Colour: | white |
| Luminescent properties: | deep red |
| Quality for species: | Poor for species, only of interest for locality collectors. (#) |
| Abundance at site: | Common |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Confirmed |
| Confirmation Methods: | Visually Identified |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Molybdenite | 1 |
| Quartz | 1 |
| Albite | 1 |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Microcline data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view US Route 6 Willimantic Bypass expressway road cuts, Coventry, Tolland County, Connecticut, USA |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 741087 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:741087:1 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Microcline |
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| 5.5km (3.4 miles) | ⓘLinen Company mill no. 2, Willimantic, Windham, Windham County, Connecticut, USA |
| 8.4km (5.2 miles) | ⓘMansfield Hollow Dam, Windham, Windham County, Connecticut, USA |
| 21.7km (13.5 miles) | ⓘBrack Gem prospect (Brack prospect), East Glastonbury, Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
| 24.0km (14.9 miles) | ⓘSpinelli prospect (Spinelli quarry), Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
| 24.1km (15.0 miles) | ⓘLinkpot cut, Airline Railroad, East Hampton, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 24.4km (15.1 miles) | ⓘPaxton Way, Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
| 24.7km (15.4 miles) | ⓘBecker Quarry, East Hampton, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 24.8km (15.4 miles) | ⓘEast Glastonbury Quarry (Curtis Quarry), East Glastonbury, Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
| 24.9km (15.5 miles) | ⓘBishop Hill Schorl Locality, East Hampton, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 25.9km (16.1 miles) | ⓘFalls of the Yantic River, Norwich, New London County, Connecticut, USA |
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