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Forsterite from
North Street mall, Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA


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Forsterite, etc.

North Street mall, Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
09716910017367613585399.jpg
Forsterite, etc.

North Street mall, Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
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Forsterite, etc.

North Street mall, Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
Locality type:Construction Site
Classification
Species:Forsterite
Formula:Mg2(SiO4)
Comments:Coarse anhedral grains in marble.
Habit:Anhedral grains
Colour:gray
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Calcite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Forsterite data
Locality Data:Click here to view North Street mall, Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:805109
Long-form Identifier:1:3:805109:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Forsterite
1.7km (1.1 miles) ⓘDanburite type locality, Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
4.3km (2.7 miles) ⓘOld Quarry Nature Center, Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
6.7km (4.2 miles) ⓘU. S. Route 7 Expressway (Danbury line to Iron Works District), Brookfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
22.1km (13.7 miles) ⓘWeston meteorite (incl Easton; Trumbull; Fairfield), Easton (Weston), Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
40.0km (24.9 miles) ⓘTurkey Hill, Prospect, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
49.4km (30.7 miles) ⓘForest of Dean Mine, Fort Montgomery, Town of Highlands, Orange County, New York, USA
73.1km (45.4 miles) ⓘWethersfield (1982) meteorite, Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
83.7km (52.0 miles) ⓘWarwickite type locality, Amity, Town of Warwick, Orange County, New York, USA
85.0km (52.8 miles) ⓘAmity giant spinel locality, Amity, Town of Warwick, Orange County, New York, USA
95.9km (59.6 miles) ⓘEdison-Bodnar Quarries, Rudeville, Hardyston Township, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
References
Wesleyan University collection
Januzzi, Ron E., Seaman, David M. (1976) Mineral Localities of Connecticut and Southeastern New York State and Pegmatite Minerals of the World. The Mineralogical Press, Danbury, Connecticut, USA.pp.192-201
 
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