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Prehnite from
Farmington Trap Rock Quarry, Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA


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Prehnite

Farmington Trap Rock Quarry, Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
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Prehnite, etc.

Farmington Trap Rock Quarry, Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
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Prehnite

Farmington Trap Rock Quarry, Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
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Prehnite

Farmington Trap Rock Quarry, Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
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Prehnite

Farmington Trap Rock Quarry, Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
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Prehnite, etc.

Farmington Trap Rock Quarry, Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
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Prehnite

Farmington Trap Rock Quarry, Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
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Prehnite

Farmington Trap Rock Quarry, Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
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Prehnite

Farmington Trap Rock Quarry, Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
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Prehnite, etc.

Farmington Trap Rock Quarry, Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
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Prehnite

Farmington Trap Rock Quarry, Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
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Prehnite

Farmington Trap Rock Quarry, Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Prehnite
Formula:Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Habit:botryoidal aggregates
Colour:pale green
Quality for species:Good crystals or rich for species - important (!)
Abundance at site:Common
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz3
Heulandite-Ca2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Prehnite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Farmington Trap Rock Quarry, Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (6 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:772870
Long-form Identifier:1:3:772870:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Prehnite
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘState Route 4 road cut, Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
3.4km (2.1 miles) ⓘTomasso Quarry, Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
6.2km (3.9 miles) ⓘJourney Road quarry, Plainville, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
6.4km (4.0 miles) ⓘTilcon trap rock quarry, Plainville, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
6.5km (4.0 miles) ⓘState Route 372 construction site, Plainville, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
7.1km (4.4 miles) ⓘTalcott Mountain, Avon, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
7.3km (4.5 miles) ⓘPlainville Trap Rock Quarry (Tilcon New Britain Quarry), Plainville, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
7.8km (4.8 miles) ⓘBalf Quarry, Newington, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
8.5km (5.3 miles) ⓘState Route 9 - Ellis Street and State Route 72 interchanges (State Route 72 roadcut), New Britain, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
9.0km (5.6 miles) ⓘSherrill Street quarry, New Britain, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
References
Zodac, Peter. (1938), Prehnite. Rocks & Minerals: 13(5): 131.
Bartsch, Rudolf C. B. (1940): New England Notes. Rocks & Minerals, vol. 15, no. 8, p. 274.
Tschernich, Rudy W. (1992) Zeolites of the World. Geoscience Press, Inc. 567pp.
 
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