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Titicus Mica Quarry, Ridgefield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Titicus Mica Quarry | - not defined - |
| Ridgefield | - not defined - |
| Fairfield County | County |
| Connecticut | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
41° 18' 8'' North , 73° 30' 29'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Kรถppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Ridgefield | 7,645 (2017) | 2.5km |
| Georgetown | 1,805 (2017) | 8.0km |
| Peach Lake | 1,629 (2017) | 9.3km |
| Bethel | 9,549 (2017) | 11.0km |
| Danbury | 84,657 (2017) | 11.2km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Danbury Mineralogical Society | Danbury, Connecticut | 11km |
| Stamford Mineralogical Society | Stamford, Connecticut | 28km |
| New Haven Mineral Club | New Haven, Connecticut | 48km |
A small quarry in a granite pegmatite, with no known documentation of its history. A hand-marked road map from the late Ronald Januzzi marks this location as the "Barrick Hill peg", with the "Titicus peg (extinct)" marked just south of Lake Naraneka, which has residential development.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
5 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| โ Albite Formula: Na(AlSi3O8) |
| โ 'Garnet Group' Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| โ Microcline Formula: K(AlSi3O8) |
| โ Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| โ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| โ Schorl Formula: NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| โ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| โ | Schorl | 9.CK.05 | NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| โ | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| โ | Microcline | 9.FA.30 | K(AlSi3O8) |
| โ | Albite | 9.FA.35 | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Unclassified | |||
| โ | 'Garnet Group' | - | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | โ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| H | โ Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| B | Boron | |
| B | โ Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | โ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| O | โ Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
| O | โ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| O | โ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | โ Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| O | โ Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | โ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Na | โ Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | โ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Al | โ Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Al | โ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Al | โ Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | โ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | โ Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | โ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | โ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | โ Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Si | โ Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | โ Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
| K | โ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | โ Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
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Titicus Mica Quarry, Ridgefield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA