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Grossular from
West Redding grossular locality, Redding, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA


Locality type:Occurrence
Classification
Species:Grossular
Formula:Ca3Al2(SiO4)3
Comments:Massive matrix material and lustrous crystals to 1.5 inches lining voids or hiding under calcite.
Habit:dodecahedral
Colour:orange to cinnamon
Quality for species:Good crystals or rich for species - important (!)
Abundance at site:Extremely common
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Clinozoisite16
Diopside13
Quartz6
Calcite5
Albite1
Titanite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Grossular data
Locality Data:Click here to view West Redding grossular locality, Redding, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
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Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:775672
Long-form Identifier:1:3:775672:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Grossular
17.6km (11.0 miles) Old Mine Plaza construction site, Long Hill, Trumbull, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
18.0km (11.2 miles) Old Mine Park (Old Tungsten Mine), Long Hill, Trumbull, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
19.8km (12.3 miles) Tilly Foster Iron Mine, Town of Southeast, Putnam County, New York, USA
35.1km (21.8 miles) Baldwin Quarry (Milford Quarry), Milford, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
46.3km (28.8 miles) Woodhaven, Waterbury, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
47.4km (29.5 miles) Reynolds Bridge, Thomaston, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
51.8km (32.2 miles) Thomaston Dam railroad cut, Thomaston Dam, Thomaston, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
55.6km (34.5 miles) Bradley Mine, Town of Tuxedo, Orange County, New York, USA
57.3km (35.6 miles) Pegmatite quarry and ultramafic rock, Harwinton, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
58.2km (36.2 miles) Stony Creek Quarry (Norcross Granite Gneiss Rock Quarries; Castellucci Quarry), Branford, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
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