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Apophyllite Group from
Interstate 95 exit 24, Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA


Locality type:Road
Classification
Species:'Apophyllite Group' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:AB4[Si8O20]X · 8H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Heulandite Subgroup1
Laumontite1
Quartz1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Apophyllite Group data
Locality Data:Click here to view Interstate 95 exit 24, Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:850216
Long-form Identifier:1:3:850216:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Apophyllite Group
19.1km (11.8 miles) State Route 57 zeolite occurrence (Georgetown locality; Connerie's store), Redding, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
28.5km (17.7 miles) Interstate 84 road cuts (Route 6A bypass), Newtown, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
30.9km (19.2 miles) Sky Ridge railroad cut, Hawleyville, Newtown, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
37.8km (23.5 miles) Sawteeth Ridge, Southbury, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
38.8km (24.1 miles) O & G Southbury Quarry (Silliman Quarry; O & G No. 2 Quarry), Orenaug Hills, Woodbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
42.1km (26.1 miles) O & G Woodbury Traprock Quarry (Orenaug Quarry; O & G No. 1 Quarry), Orenaug Hills, Woodbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
43.8km (27.2 miles) Tilly Foster Iron Mine, Town of Southeast, Putnam County, New York, USA
46.8km (29.1 miles) Cheshire Traprock Quarry, Cheshire, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
53.8km (33.4 miles) Reed's Gap Quarry (New Haven Trap Rock quarry; Tilcon Durham quarry), Durham, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
57.5km (35.7 miles) Route 66 outcrops, Middlefield, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
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