| Locality type: | Road Cutting |
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| Species: | Almandine |
| Formula: | Fe32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
| Comments: | Porphyroblasts in the schist, crystals generally rounded and up to about 1 cm. |
| Habit: | dodecahedral |
| Colour: | maroon |
| Abundance at site: | Common |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Confirmed |
| Confirmation Methods: | Visually Identified |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Almandine data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Interstate 84 interchange 26, Cheshire, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (2 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 893678 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:893678:3 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Almandine |
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| 4.1km (2.5 miles) | ⓘRock dump, Prospect, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA |
| 4.3km (2.6 miles) | ⓘTurkey Hill, Prospect, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA |
| 6.8km (4.2 miles) | ⓘO and G quarry # 3, Prospect, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA |
| 9.5km (5.9 miles) | ⓘHaynes Materials Quarry, Naugatuck, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA |
| 10.2km (6.3 miles) | ⓘBlue Stone Quarry, Waterbury, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA |
| 11.5km (7.1 miles) | ⓘHancock Brook Dam, Plymouth, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 11.6km (7.2 miles) | ⓘState Route 8 interchange 34 (formerly 37), Watertown, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 15.5km (9.6 miles) | ⓘWaterbury Road quarry, Thomaston, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 16.3km (10.2 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 |
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Interstate 84 interchange 26, Cheshire, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA