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Chlorophane from
State Route 111 construction site, Long Hill, Trumbull, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA


08419470017368916189433.jpg
Chlorophane, etc.

State Route 111 construction site, Long Hill, Trumbull, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
04882260017368916198689.jpg
Chlorophane, etc.

State Route 111 construction site, Long Hill, Trumbull, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
08419470017368916189433.jpg
Chlorophane, etc.

State Route 111 construction site, Long Hill, Trumbull, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
04882260017368916198689.jpg
Chlorophane, etc.

State Route 111 construction site, Long Hill, Trumbull, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
08419470017368916189433.jpg
Chlorophane, etc.

State Route 111 construction site, Long Hill, Trumbull, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
04882260017368916198689.jpg
Chlorophane, etc.

State Route 111 construction site, Long Hill, Trumbull, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
Locality type:Construction Site
Classification
Species:Fluorite var: Chlorophane
Formula:CaF2
Comments:In cross-cutting hydrothermal vein, with albite, clinochlore, quartz, pyrite.
Habit:massive
Colour:gray
Luminescent properties:blue-green
Abundance at site:Rare
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Albite2
Pyrite2
Clinochlore1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chlorophane data
Locality Data:Click here to view State Route 111 construction site, Long Hill, Trumbull, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:840686
Long-form Identifier:1:3:840686:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chlorophane
0.4km (0.3 miles) ⓘOld Mine Plaza construction site, Long Hill, Trumbull, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘOld Mine Park (Old Tungsten Mine), Long Hill, Trumbull, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘCorporate Drive, Long Hill, Trumbull, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
17.2km (10.7 miles) ⓘFillow Quarry, Branchville, Redding, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
60.5km (37.6 miles) ⓘRiverside Quarry (Western Quarry), White Rock Mining District, Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
63.1km (39.2 miles) ⓘHewitt Gem Quarry (Herb's Gem Quarry; Sawmill Quarry), Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
64.5km (40.1 miles) ⓘGillette Quarry (J-J Mine; Haddam Neck Quarry), Haddam Neck, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
66.6km (41.4 miles) ⓘHollister prospects, South Glastonbury, Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
69.2km (43.0 miles) ⓘSlocum prospect, East Hampton, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
70.4km (43.7 miles) ⓘLinkpot cut, Airline Railroad, East Hampton, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
References
Mike Polletta specimen
 
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