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Magnetite from
U. S. Route 7 Expressway (Danbury line to Iron Works District), Brookfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA


Locality type:Road Cutting
Classification
Species:Magnetite
Formula:Fe2+Fe23+O4
Comments:Included in a list of minerals without details, but plausible for the geology.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Magnetite data
Locality Data:Click here to view U. S. Route 7 Expressway (Danbury line to Iron Works District), Brookfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:656989
Long-form Identifier:1:3:656989:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Magnetite
4.8km (3.0 miles) ⓘIlmenite locality, Bridgewater, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
6.7km (4.2 miles) ⓘNorth Street mall, Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
9.9km (6.1 miles) ⓘGreen's Farm locality (Roxbury garnet mine; Roxbury Falls garnet mine; Garnet Hill), Roxbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
10.4km (6.4 miles) ⓘWestern Connecticut State University, Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
17.1km (10.7 miles) ⓘQuartz mine (Judd's Bridge kyanite locality), Washington, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
18.3km (11.4 miles) ⓘTheall Mine, Town of Southeast, Putnam County, New York, USA
19.1km (11.9 miles) ⓘInterstate 84 road cuts, Town of Southeast, Putnam County, New York, USA
19.5km (12.1 miles) ⓘBrewster Mines, Brewster, Town of Southeast, Putnam County, New York, USA
20.7km (12.9 miles) ⓘFillow Quarry, Branchville, Redding, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
21.0km (13.1 miles) ⓘTilly Foster Iron Mine, Town of Southeast, Putnam County, New York, USA
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