McLay Avenue, East Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| McLay Avenue | - not defined - |
| East Haven | - not defined - |
| New Haven County | County |
| Connecticut | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
41° 18' 7'' North , 72° 51' 54'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
KΓΆppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| East Haven | 29,257 (2017) | 2.9km |
| Branford | 29,438 (2017) | 4.9km |
| Branford Center | 5,819 (2017) | 5.0km |
| New Haven | 130,322 (2017) | 5.3km |
| West Haven | 54,927 (2017) | 7.7km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| New Haven Mineral Club | New Haven, Connecticut | 5km |
| Lapidary and Mineral Society of Central Connecticut | Meriden, Connecticut | 27km |
| Bristol Gem & Mineral Club | Bristol, Connecticut | 42km |
| Long Island Mineral & Geology Society | Jamesport, New York | 46km |
Mindat Locality ID:
235083
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:235083:0
GUID (UUID V4):
68f4646b-37bf-48c7-b138-c1b2a1592351
Residential road construction in 1987 blasted into diabase (one of the many dikes of the Fair Haven dike swarm) just north of the Cinque Quarry and displaying similar mineralogy. Much of the diabase is brecciated. All exposures are covered.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsMineral List
5 valid minerals.
* - Minerals that have never been found, but their existence is inferred in some way (e.g. from pseudomorphs)
Detailed Mineral List:
| β Anhydrite Formula: CaSO4 Habit: Tabular Description: Subparallel rectagular molds in calcite/quartz that formed over early anhydrite crystals that later naturally dissolved. References: |
| β Calcite Formula: CaCO3 Habit: scalenohedral Colour: white to orange Description: Micro-crystals in small pockets. |
| βͺ Goethite Formula: Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) Habit: acicular Colour: golden-brown Description: Radiating sprays of acicular, translucent, micro crystals penetrating smoky quartz crystals. |
| β Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 Colour: dark red Description: Coatings and small blebs on micro crystals of calcite and quartz. |
| β 'Jasper' Habit: massive Colour: red |
| β Quartz Formula: SiO2 Habit: bipyramidal with very short or no prism. Colour: colorless Description: Micro-crystals in small pockets, typically penetrated by acicular goethite. |
| β Quartz var. Amethyst Formula: SiO2 Colour: purple Description: Micro-crystals in small pockets. |
| βͺ Quartz var. Smoky Quartz Formula: SiO2 Habit: bipyramidal with very short or no prism. Colour: light brown to black Description: Micro-crystals in small pockets, typically penetrated by acicular goethite. |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Goethite | 4.00. | Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
| β | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| β | Quartz var. Amethyst | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| β | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 | |
| β | var. Smoky Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| β | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| β | Anhydrite ? | 7.AD.30 | CaSO4 |
| Unclassified | |||
| β | 'Jasper' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | β Goethite | Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | β Quartz var. Amethyst | SiO2 |
| O | β Anhydrite | CaSO4 |
| O | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | β Goethite | Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
| O | β Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | β Quartz var. Smoky Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | β Quartz var. Amethyst | SiO2 |
| Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | β Quartz var. Smoky Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | β Anhydrite | CaSO4 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | β Anhydrite | CaSO4 |
| Ca | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | β Goethite | Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
| Fe | β Hematite | Fe2O3 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
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