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Schorl from
Route 73 quarry, Waterbury, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Schorl
Formula:NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Schorl data
Locality Data:Click here to view Route 73 quarry, Waterbury, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:974441
Long-form Identifier:1:3:974441:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Schorl
10.1km (6.3 miles) ⓘNonnewaug River Industrial Park, Woodbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
11.9km (7.4 miles) ⓘMorris Dam Quarry (East Morris Dam), Morris, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
12.8km (8.0 miles) ⓘThomaston Dam railroad cut, Thomaston Dam, Thomaston, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
13.2km (8.2 miles) ⓘHaynes Materials Quarry, Naugatuck, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
17.0km (10.6 miles) ⓘCurtis Quarry, Southford, Southbury, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
17.9km (11.1 miles) ⓘState Route 67 construction site, Oxford, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
18.3km (11.4 miles) ⓘBarrett Brothers Quarry (D and J Quarry), Beacon Falls, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
20.5km (12.7 miles) ⓘPegmatite quarry and ultramafic rock, Harwinton, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
22.0km (13.7 miles) ⓘRockside Quarry, Mine Hill, Roxbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
22.5km (14.0 miles) ⓘSouth Main Street construction site, Torrington, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
References
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