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Titanite from
East Main Street construction site, Waterbury, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA


Locality type:Construction Site
Classification
Species:Titanite
Formula:CaTiO(SiO4)
Comments:Crystals to 3 cm on long edge, usually seen broken in cross-section.
Habit:tabular
Colour:brown
Quality for species:Poor for species, only of interest for locality collectors. (#)
Abundance at site:Common
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Hornblende Root Name Group3
Scapolite2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Titanite data
Locality Data:Click here to view East Main Street construction site, Waterbury, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:843289
Long-form Identifier:1:3:843289:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Titanite
14.5km (9.0 miles) Waterbury Road quarry, Thomaston, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
15.3km (9.5 miles) Reynolds Bridge, Thomaston, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
16.9km (10.5 miles) Barrett Brothers Quarry (D and J Quarry), Beacon Falls, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
17.5km (10.9 miles) State Routes 8 and 222 interchange, Thomaston, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
21.2km (13.2 miles) Reed's Gap Quarry (New Haven Trap Rock quarry; Tilcon Durham quarry), Durham, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
26.7km (16.6 miles) State Routes 8 and 118 interchange, Harwinton, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
30.7km (19.1 miles) Interstate 84 road cuts (Route 6A bypass), Newtown, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
31.4km (19.5 miles) Carr Brook Waterfall, Collins Hill, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
31.4km (19.5 miles) Roxbury Granite Quarry (upper quarry), Mine Hill, Roxbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
31.4km (19.5 miles) Strickland Quarry, Strickland pegmatite, Collins Hill, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
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