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Clinothulite from
State Route 179 road cut (State Route 4 road cut Collinsville), Burlington, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
| Locality type: | Road Cutting | |
| Classification | ||
|---|---|---|
| Species: | Clinozoisite var: Clinothulite | |
| Formula: | {Ca2}{Al3}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH) | |
| Comments: | Granular material in quartz, with calc-silicate minerals in the amphibolite. Clinozoisite is much more common than zoisite and more likely a mineral to occur in this metamorphic terrain. | |
| Habit: | granular | |
| Colour: | pink | |
| Quality for species: | Poor for species, only of interest for locality collectors. (#) | |
| Abundance at site: | Rare | |
| Confirmation | ||
| Validity: | Confirmed | |
| Confirmation Methods: | SEM-EDS | |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: | ||
| Diopside | 2 | |
| Grossular | 1 | |
| Quartz | 1 | |
| Data | ||
| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Clinothulite data | |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view State Route 179 road cut (State Route 4 road cut Collinsville), Burlington, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA | |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (3 photos) | |
| Data Identifiers | ||
| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 984883 | |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:984883:2 | |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 | |
| References | ||
State Route 179 road cut, Burlington, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA