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Almandine from
Pine Mountain, Barkhamsted, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA


Locality type:Mountain
Classification
Species:Almandine
Formula:Fe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Comments:Typical red to maroon porphyroblastic crystals in schist. Such crystals in local schist are always almandine.
Colour:red to maroon
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Kyanite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Almandine data
Locality Data:Click here to view Pine Mountain, Barkhamsted, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1653187
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1653187:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Almandine
7.3km (4.5 miles) ⓘWest Granby, Granby, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
8.7km (5.4 miles) ⓘNorth Canton, Canton, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
12.2km (7.6 miles) ⓘKnapp Prospect, Canton, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
17.9km (11.1 miles) ⓘHuckleberry Hill, Avon, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
24.1km (15.0 miles) ⓘBlandford mica mines, Blandford, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA
29.2km (18.1 miles) ⓘTown Farm Road, Litchfield, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
29.7km (18.5 miles) ⓘLead Mine Brook, Harwinton, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
32.6km (20.2 miles) ⓘThomaston Dam railroad cut, Thomaston Dam, Thomaston, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
33.2km (20.6 miles) ⓘMelvin Mine, Chester Emery Mines, Chester, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA
33.4km (20.7 miles) ⓘBarrack Mountain, Falls Village, Canaan, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
References
John Burnham collectionIdentified by Harold Moritz: Inferred (explain how)
 
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