Casey Quarry (Ridgefield pegmatite), Ridgefield, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, USA

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Very little has been written about the history and geology of this granite pegmatite. The small workings consist of an upper and a lower quarry, it reportedly was first worked some time in the 19th century, and then in 1954 it was quarried for beryl. Nothing seems to have been done there since, other than specimen collecting. The information on mineralogy comes from collecting guides (mostly just lists), the most detail is given by Januzzi (1959), and private collections. It is now controlled by a local land conservation group.

References

- Januzzi, Ronald. (1959): The Minerals of Western Connecticut and Southeastern New York. The Mineralogical Press, Danbury, Connecticut.
- Januzzi, Ronald. E. (1976): The Mineral Localities of Connecticut and Southeastern New York State. Mineralogical Press, Danbury, Connecticut.
- Januzzi, Ronald. E. (1994): Mineral Data Book. Mineralogical Press, Danbury, Connecticut.
- Jones, Robert W. Jr., (1960): Luminescent Minerals of Connecticut, A Guide to Their Properties and Locations. Fluorescent House. Branford, Connecticut.
- Schooner, Richard. (1961): The Mineralogy of Connecticut.
- Ryerson, Kathleen H. (1976): Rock Hound’s Guide to Connecticut.
- Webster, Bud. (1978) MINERAL COLLECTOR’S FIELD GUIDE CONNECTICUT.
- Weber, Marcelle H. and Earle C. Sullivan. (1995): Connecticut Mineral Locality Index. Rocks & Minerals (Connecticut Issue), Volume 70, No. 6, pp. 396-409.
- Henderson, William A., Jr. (1975): The Bertrandites of Connecticut. The Mineralogical Record, Volume 6, Number 3, pages 114-123.
- Hiller, John, Jr. (1971): Connecticut Mines and Minerals. Privately published.
- Tschernich, Rudy W. (1992): Zeolites of the World. Geoscience Press, Inc., p. 474.

Mineral List

Albite var: Cleavelandite Bertrandite Beryl Columbite Fluorapatite

'Garnet' Lepidolite Meta-autunite Microcline Muscovite Opal var: Opal-AN

Pollucite ? Quartz Schorl Spodumene 'Stilbite' 'Tourmaline'

Uraninite Uranophane Zircon var: Cyrtolite

21 entries listed. 14 valid minerals.