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Almandine from
State Route 31 and Dockerel Road intersection, Tolland, Tolland County, Connecticut, USA


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Almandine

State Route 31 and Dockerel Road intersection, Tolland, Tolland County, Connecticut, USA
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Almandine

State Route 31 and Dockerel Road intersection, Tolland, Tolland County, Connecticut, USA
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Almandine

State Route 31 and Dockerel Road intersection, Tolland, Tolland County, Connecticut, USA
Classification
Species:Almandine
Formula:Fe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Comments:In schist portion of road cut, SE end.
Habit:dodecahedral
Colour:maroon
Abundance at site:Very common
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Almandine data
Locality Data:Click here to view State Route 31 and Dockerel Road intersection, Tolland, Tolland County, Connecticut, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:857777
Long-form Identifier:1:3:857777:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Almandine
3.5km (2.1 miles) ⓘBurgundy Hill Quarry, Tolland, Tolland County, Connecticut, USA
12.2km (7.6 miles) ⓘBecker Quarry, Willington, Tolland County, Connecticut, USA
15.2km (9.4 miles) ⓘBirch Mountain Road, Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
17.9km (11.1 miles) ⓘDiamond Lake locality, Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
20.9km (13.0 miles) ⓘSpinelli prospect (Spinelli quarry), Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
25.5km (15.9 miles) ⓘNike prospect, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
26.3km (16.3 miles) ⓘHollister prospects, South Glastonbury, Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
26.3km (16.4 miles) ⓘHusband Quarries, South Glastonbury, Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
26.6km (16.5 miles) ⓘGas pipeline excavation, South Glastonbury, Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
26.6km (16.5 miles) ⓘPegmatite prospects, South Glastonbury, Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
References
Wintsch, R. P., Roden-Tice, M. and Kunk, M. J. (2011), Poly-metamorphism and Poly-deformation of Bronson Hill Rocks, Northeastern Connecticut. Geological Society of Connecticut Fieldtrip Guidebook No. 2: 36.
 
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