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Garnet Group from
Cordierite locality (Bigelow Pond), Union, Tolland County, Connecticut, USA


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Almandine, etc.

Cordierite locality, Union, Tolland County, Connecticut, USA
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Almandine, etc.

Cordierite locality, Union, Tolland County, Connecticut, USA
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Almandine, etc.

Cordierite locality, Union, Tolland County, Connecticut, USA
Locality type:Road Cutting
Classification
Species:'Garnet Group' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:X3Z2(SiO4)3
Quality for species:Rock forming mineral/non-crystalline/little interest for collectors.(##)
Abundance at site:Common
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Cordierite2
Albite2
Quartz2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Garnet Group data
Locality Data:Click here to view Cordierite locality (Bigelow Pond), Union, Tolland County, Connecticut, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:772849
Long-form Identifier:1:3:772849:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Garnet Group
4.5km (2.8 miles) ⓘInterstate 84 (I-84; I-86; State Route 15; Wilbur Cross Highway), Union, Tolland County, Connecticut, USA
17.7km (11.0 miles) ⓘBecker Quarry, Willington, Tolland County, Connecticut, USA
21.6km (13.4 miles) ⓘMonson quarries (Flynt quarries), Monson, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA
27.2km (16.9 miles) ⓘMansfield Hollow Dam, Windham, Windham County, Connecticut, USA
31.9km (19.8 miles) ⓘLinen Company mill no. 2, Willimantic, Windham, Windham County, Connecticut, USA
34.3km (21.3 miles) ⓘBolton Notch, Bolton, Tolland County, Connecticut, USA
37.6km (23.3 miles) ⓘPurgatory Chasm, Sutton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
37.8km (23.5 miles) ⓘTatnuck Hill quarry, Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
40.0km (24.9 miles) ⓘBallard Quarry, Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
49.8km (31.0 miles) ⓘEast Glastonbury Quarry (Curtis Quarry), East Glastonbury, Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
References
Barker, Fred (1962) Cordierite-garnet gneiss and associated microcline-rich pegmatite at Sturbridge, Massachusetts and Union, Connecticut. American Mineralogist, 47 (7-8) 907-918
 
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