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Actinolite from
York Hill, Hamden, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA


Locality type:Hill
Classification
Species:Actinolite
Formula:◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Comments:Microcrystals in small vugs in altered sandstone (perhaps derived from calcareous concretions) with epidote.
Habit:massive in matrix, acicular to capillary in small vugs
Colour:grayish-green
Quality for species:Poor for species, only of interest for locality collectors. (#)
Abundance at site:Rare
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Epidote1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Actinolite data
Locality Data:Click here to view York Hill, Hamden, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:958200
Long-form Identifier:1:3:958200:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Actinolite
18.7km (11.6 miles) Lambert Road serpentinite, Orange, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
19.4km (12.1 miles) Little Laurel Lime Park, Seymour, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
28.0km (17.4 miles) Lane's Mine (Lane's Lead and Silver Mine; Elm Street), Monroe, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
28.3km (17.6 miles) Tollgate Quarry (Tollgate Mine; Bidwell Quarry; China-stone Quarry), Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
28.7km (17.8 miles) Nonnewaug River Industrial Park, Woodbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
28.8km (17.9 miles) New England Materials quarry, Monroe, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
29.1km (18.1 miles) Waterbury Road quarry, Thomaston, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
29.2km (18.1 miles) Hurley Hill, Bristol, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
29.8km (18.5 miles) Old Mine Park (Old Tungsten Mine), Long Hill, Trumbull, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
30.0km (18.6 miles) Old Mine Plaza construction site, Long Hill, Trumbull, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
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