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Microcline from
Reynolds Bridge, Thomaston, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA


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Microcline, etc.

Reynolds Bridge, Thomaston, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
05865010017362392107690.jpg
Microcline, etc.

Reynolds Bridge, Thomaston, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
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Microcline, etc.

Reynolds Bridge, Thomaston, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
Locality type:Road Cutting
Classification
Species:Microcline
Formula:K(AlSi3O8)
Comments:"large feldspar crystals collected here up to one foot or more in size" (reported as orthoclase), Januzzi (1976).
Habit:prismatic
Colour:very pale peach
Quality for species:Good crystals or rich for species - important (!)
Abundance at site:Common
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Albite1
Muscovite1
Quartz1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Microcline data
Locality Data:Click here to view Reynolds Bridge, Thomaston, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:925864
Long-form Identifier:1:3:925864:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Microcline
4.7km (2.9 miles) ⓘThomaston Dam pegmatite, Thomaston Dam, Thomaston, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
5.0km (3.1 miles) ⓘThomaston Dam railroad cut, Thomaston Dam, Thomaston, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
5.9km (3.7 miles) ⓘState Route 8 interchange 34 (formerly 37), Watertown, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
6.1km (3.8 miles) ⓘMorris Dam Quarry (East Morris Dam), Morris, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
12.2km (7.6 miles) ⓘFlanders Road (Brushy Hill), Woodbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
12.6km (7.8 miles) ⓘPegmatite quarry and ultramafic rock, Harwinton, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
13.3km (8.3 miles) ⓘWoodbury pegmatite quarry (Judson Quarry), Woodbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
13.8km (8.6 miles) ⓘNonnewaug River Industrial Park, Woodbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
14.6km (9.1 miles) ⓘSouth Main Street construction site, Torrington, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
16.0km (9.9 miles) ⓘTurkey Hill, Prospect, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
References
Januzzi, Ron E., Seaman, David M. (1976) Mineral Localities of Connecticut and Southeastern New York State and Pegmatite Minerals of the World. The Mineralogical Press, Danbury, Connecticut, USA.
 
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