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Chlorite Group from
Ilmenite locality, Bridgewater, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA


Locality type:Outcrop
Classification
Species:'Chlorite Group' (not an IMA approved species)
Comments:constituent of the schist matrix
Habit:micaceous
Colour:dark green
Quality for species:Rock forming mineral/non-crystalline/little interest for collectors.(##)
Abundance at site:Very common
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chlorite Group data
Locality Data:Click here to view Ilmenite locality, Bridgewater, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:972811
Long-form Identifier:1:3:972811:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chlorite Group
3.4km (2.1 miles) Berry Road kyanite locality, Roxbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
4.8km (3.0 miles) U. S. Route 7 Expressway (Danbury line to Iron Works District), Brookfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
9.3km (5.8 miles) Interstate 84 road cuts (Route 6A bypass), Newtown, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
12.2km (7.6 miles) O & G Southbury Quarry (Silliman Quarry; O & G No. 2 Quarry), Orenaug Hills, Woodbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
13.0km (8.1 miles) Quartz prospects, Washington, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
14.5km (9.0 miles) Biermann Quarries (Bethel quarries; Codfish Hill Quarry), Bethel, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
14.9km (9.3 miles) O & G Woodbury Traprock Quarry (Orenaug Quarry; O & G No. 1 Quarry), Orenaug Hills, Woodbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
15.1km (9.4 miles) Western Connecticut State University, Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
15.5km (9.6 miles) Great Ring farm, Newtown, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
16.3km (10.1 miles) Nonnewaug River Industrial Park, Woodbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
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