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| Species: | Amphibole Supergroup var: Byssolite |
| Formula: | AX2Z5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| Habit: | fibrous |
| Colour: | very pale green |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Confirmed |
| Confirmation Methods: | Visually Identified |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Clinochlore | 2 |
| Albite | 2 |
| Epidote | 2 |
| Titanite | 1 |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Byssolite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Sky Ridge railroad cut, Hawleyville, Newtown, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (2 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 752479 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:752479:0 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Byssolite |
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| 23.6km (14.6 miles) | ⓘTilly Foster Iron Mine, Town of Southeast, Putnam County, New York, USA |
| 34.4km (21.4 miles) | ⓘBaldwin Quarry (Milford Quarry), Milford, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA |
| 55.3km (34.4 miles) | ⓘState Route 9 - Ellis Street and State Route 72 interchanges (State Route 72 roadcut), New Britain, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
| 81.9km (50.9 miles) | ⓘInterstate 95 and George Washington Bridge Lower Level roadcut, Fort Lee, Bergen County, New Jersey, USA |
| 96.6km (60.0 miles) | ⓘUS Route 6 Willimantic Bypass expressway road cuts, Coventry, Tolland County, Connecticut, USA |
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Sky Ridge railroad cut, Hawleyville, Newtown, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA