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Schorl from
State Route 67 construction site, Oxford, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA


Locality type:Construction Site
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 State Route 67 construction site, Oxford, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:941305
Long-form Identifier:1:3:941305:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Schorl
2.8km (1.8 miles) ⓘBarrett Brothers Quarry (D and J Quarry), Beacon Falls, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
6.4km (4.0 miles) ⓘCurtis Quarry, Southford, Southbury, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
9.0km (5.6 miles) ⓘHaynes Materials Quarry, Naugatuck, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
17.0km (10.6 miles) ⓘNonnewaug River Industrial Park, Woodbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
17.9km (11.1 miles) ⓘRoute 73 quarry, Waterbury, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
18.0km (11.2 miles) ⓘOld Mine Plaza construction site, Long Hill, Trumbull, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
18.0km (11.2 miles) ⓘOld Mine Park (Old Tungsten Mine), Long Hill, Trumbull, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
20.3km (12.6 miles) ⓘCaptain Cook's Quarry (Purdy Station Quarry), Newtown, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
21.8km (13.5 miles) ⓘBiermann Quarries (Bethel quarries; Codfish Hill Quarry), Bethel, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
23.1km (14.3 miles) ⓘDanbury beryl prospect, Brookfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
References
Personally collected by Mike Polletta
 
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