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Ripidolite from
Quartz mine (Judd's Bridge kyanite locality), Washington, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA


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Ripidolite

Quartz mine, Washington, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
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Ripidolite

Quartz mine, Washington, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
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Ripidolite

Quartz mine, Washington, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Clinochlore var: Ripidolite
Formula:(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH)8
Comments:Forms fine-grained masses at the contact between the quartz mass and the host schist.
Habit:fine anhedral grains
Colour:dark green
Quality for species:Rock forming mineral/non-crystalline/little interest for collectors.(##)
Abundance at site:Common
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Ripidolite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Quartz mine (Judd's Bridge kyanite locality), Washington, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:919176
Long-form Identifier:1:3:919176:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
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