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Goethite from
McLay Avenue, East Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA


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Goethite, etc.

McLay Avenue, East Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
02681960017363298277994.jpg
Goethite, etc.

McLay Avenue, East Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
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Goethite, etc.

McLay Avenue, East Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
Locality type:Construction Site
Classification
Species:Goethite
Formula:Fe3+O(OH)
Comments:Radiating sprays of acicular, translucent, micro crystals penetrating smoky quartz crystals.
Habit:acicular
Colour:golden-brown
Quality for species:Good crystals or rich for species - important (!)
Abundance at site:Very common
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz3
- var Smoky Quartz3
Hematite2
Calcite2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Goethite data
Locality Data:Click here to view McLay Avenue, East Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:760046
Long-form Identifier:1:3:760046:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Goethite
0.1km (0.1 miles) ⓘCinque Quarry, East Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
1.5km (0.9 miles) ⓘFoxon quarry, Foxon, East Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
2.1km (1.3 miles) ⓘHigh Street and Interstate 95 interchange, East Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
5.9km (3.7 miles) ⓘFarm River Rock Quarry, East Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
9.8km (6.1 miles) ⓘLambert's Mine (Maltby Lakes Mine), West Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
12.5km (7.8 miles) ⓘLambert Road serpentinite, Orange, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
14.1km (8.8 miles) ⓘQuarry Road, Milford, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
20.6km (12.8 miles) ⓘLord Chamberlain Nursing and Rehabilitation Center (7003 Main Street; 7003 State Route 110), Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
21.6km (13.4 miles) ⓘReed's Gap Quarry (New Haven Trap Rock quarry; Tilcon Durham quarry), Durham, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
27.2km (16.9 miles) ⓘStevenson Mine (Burke's Copper Mine), Oxford, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
References
Vener, Herm. (1987): Report on the Road Cut [Mclay Avenue] off Grannis St [Laurel Street] Just Past the Cinque Quarry. Triassic Valley Bulletin.
 
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