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Anatase from
Thomaston Dam railroad cut, Thomaston Dam, Thomaston, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA


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Anatase, etc.

Thomaston Dam railroad cut, Thomaston Dam, Thomaston, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
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Anatase, etc.

Thomaston Dam railroad cut, Thomaston Dam, Thomaston, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
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Anatase, etc.

Thomaston Dam railroad cut, Thomaston Dam, Thomaston, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
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Anatase, etc.

Thomaston Dam railroad cut, Thomaston Dam, Thomaston, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
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Anatase, etc.

Thomaston Dam railroad cut, Thomaston Dam, Thomaston, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
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Anatase, etc.

Thomaston Dam railroad cut, Thomaston Dam, Thomaston, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
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Anatase, etc.

Thomaston Dam railroad cut, Thomaston Dam, Thomaston, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
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Anatase, etc.

Thomaston Dam railroad cut, Thomaston Dam, Thomaston, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
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Anatase, etc.

Thomaston Dam railroad cut, Thomaston Dam, Thomaston, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
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Anatase, etc.

Thomaston Dam railroad cut, Thomaston Dam, Thomaston, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
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Anatase, etc.

Thomaston Dam railroad cut, Thomaston Dam, Thomaston, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
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Anatase, etc.

Thomaston Dam railroad cut, Thomaston Dam, Thomaston, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
Locality type:Road Cutting
Classification
Species:Anatase
Formula:TiO2
Formation:Primary
Comments:Microscopic crystals in Alpine cleft type fractures in the schist. Rarely with brookite.
Habit:Tabular
Colour:colorless to blue
Abundance at site:Very Rare
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz10
Albite2
Pyrite2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Anatase data
Locality Data:Click here to view Thomaston Dam railroad cut, Thomaston Dam, Thomaston, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (8 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:96342
Long-form Identifier:1:3:96342:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Anatase
5.0km (3.1 miles) ⓘReynolds Bridge, Thomaston, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
5.2km (3.2 miles) ⓘRoute 109 roadcut, Thomaston, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
7.7km (4.8 miles) ⓘState Routes 8 and 118 interchange, Harwinton, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
10.3km (6.4 miles) ⓘSouth Main Street construction site, Torrington, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
10.7km (6.7 miles) ⓘState Route 8 interchange 34 (formerly 37), Watertown, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
26.5km (16.4 miles) ⓘRockside Quarry, Mine Hill, Roxbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
36.2km (22.5 miles) ⓘInterstate 84 road cuts (Route 6A bypass), Newtown, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
38.6km (24.0 miles) ⓘU. S. Route 7 Expressway (Danbury line to Iron Works District), Brookfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
41.3km (25.6 miles) ⓘStrickland Quarry, Strickland pegmatite, Collins Hill, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
47.2km (29.3 miles) ⓘOld Mine Plaza construction site, Long Hill, Trumbull, Fairfield 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.
Henderson, William A. (1995), Microminerals of Connecticut
Henderson, William A. (1995) Through the ‘Scope. Rocks & Minerals, 70 (6) 420-425 doi:10.1080/00357529.1995.11761572
 
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