Leetes Quarry, Stony Creek, Branford, New Haven County, Connecticut, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Leetes Quarry | Quarry |
Stony Creek | Village |
Branford | Town |
New Haven County | County |
Connecticut | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
41° 16' 6'' North , 72° 45' 8'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
KΓΆppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Branford Center | 5,819 (2017) | 5.3km |
Branford | 29,438 (2017) | 5.4km |
Guilford | 22,498 (2017) | 6.3km |
Guilford Center | 2,597 (2017) | 6.5km |
North Branford | 14,454 (2017) | 6.7km |
Nearest Clubs:
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Club | Location | Distance |
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New Haven Mineral Club | New Haven, Connecticut | 15km |
Lapidary and Mineral Society of Central Connecticut | Meriden, Connecticut | 30km |
Long Island Mineral & Geology Society | Jamesport, New York | 38km |
Bristol Gem & Mineral Club | Bristol, Connecticut | 48km |
Mindat Locality ID:
14131
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:14131:9
GUID (UUID V4):
269c772a-2759-40dc-84eb-09e6667be4b3
The unusual pink granite of Stony Creek was first quarried in 1858 by Benjamin Green. Located directly opposite the Willoughby Wallace library, the quarry extended down to Hallβs Point Road.
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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:
β 'Apatite' Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
β Fluorapatite Formula: Ca5(PO4)3F References: |
β Fluorite Formula: CaF2 References: |
β Pyrite Formula: FeS2 References: |
β Quartz Formula: SiO2 References: |
β Spodumene Formula: LiAlSi2O6 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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β | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
Group 3 - Halides | |||
β | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
β | Fluorapatite | 8.BN.05 | Ca5(PO4)3F |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
β | Spodumene | 9.DA.30 | LiAlSi2O6 |
Unclassified | |||
β | 'Apatite' | - | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
Li | Lithium | |
Li | β Spodumene | LiAlSi2O6 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | β Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3F |
O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
O | β Spodumene | LiAlSi2O6 |
O | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
F | Fluorine | |
F | β Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3F |
F | β Fluorite | CaF2 |
F | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | β Spodumene | LiAlSi2O6 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | β Spodumene | LiAlSi2O6 |
P | Phosphorus | |
P | β Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3F |
P | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
S | Sulfur | |
S | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
Cl | Chlorine | |
Cl | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | β Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3F |
Ca | β Fluorite | CaF2 |
Ca | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
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