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Becker Quarry (Becker's Quarry), West Willington, Willington, Tolland Co., Connecticut, USA
Quartz
Becker Quarry, West Willington, Willington, Tolland Co., Connecticut, USA
Photo: 2002 John H. Betts
Becker Quarry, West Willington, Willington, Tolland Co., Connecticut, USA
Photo: 2002 John H. Betts
Latitude: 41°52'52"N
Longitude: 72°18'9"W
Longitude: 72°18'9"W
This is an operating quarry and collecting is not allowed without permission, which in recent years is rarely given.
Mineral List
| Almandine Ankerite 'Biotite' Calcite 'Chlorite Group' | 'Hornblende' Kyanite Magnesite var: Ferroan Magnesite Muscovite | Pyrite Pyrrhotite Quartz var: Smoky Quartz Rutile | Titanite 'Tourmaline' |
17 entries listed. 11 valid minerals.
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References
- Horowitz, Irving L. (2003): The Remarkable Quartz Crystals of West Willington, Tolland County, Connecticut. Rocks & Minerals, Volume 78, Number 4, pp. 257-261.
- Ague, J. J. (1995): Deep Crustal Growth of Quartz, Kyanite and Garnet into Large-Aperature, fluid-filled fractures, northeastern Connecticut, USA. Journal of Metamorphic Geology, 13, 299-314.
- Scovil, J. (1994): What's New in Minerals. Mineralogical Record, 25, 377.
- Weber, Marcelle H. and Earle C. Sullivan. (1995): CONNECTICUT MINERAL LOCALITY INDEX. Rocks & Minerals (Connecticut Issue), Volume 70, No. 6, p. 407.
- Ague, J. J. (1995): Deep Crustal Growth of Quartz, Kyanite and Garnet into Large-Aperature, fluid-filled fractures, northeastern Connecticut, USA. Journal of Metamorphic Geology, 13, 299-314.
- Scovil, J. (1994): What's New in Minerals. Mineralogical Record, 25, 377.
- Weber, Marcelle H. and Earle C. Sullivan. (1995): CONNECTICUT MINERAL LOCALITY INDEX. Rocks & Minerals (Connecticut Issue), Volume 70, No. 6, p. 407.
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