O & G Woodbury Quarry (Orenaug Quarry; O & G No. 1 Quarry), Woodbury, Litchfield Co., Connecticut, USA

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A trap rock quarry in basalt. Note that the O & G No. 2 Quarry is also mostly situated in Woodbury, but because the entrance to the quarry is further south on Route 67 in Southbury, the No. 2 quarry is nearly universally called the Southbury Quarry. Januzzi (1976) refers to the Woodbury Quarry, but his description of the locality as off of Route 67 and synonymous with the Silliman Quarry indicates that he is actually discussing finds from the Southbury Quarry. Thus, minerals listed from Januzzi (1976) should be listed in the mindat page for the O & G Southbury or No. 2 quarry. There is, however, much similarity between the mineralogy of both quarries as they are in the same basalt formation only a few miles apart.

Mineral List

Analcime 'Apophyllite' Aragonite Babingtonite Baryte Calcite 'Chabazite'

Chalcopyrite 'Chlorite Group' Datolite Epidote Fluorite Galena Hematite

'Heulandite' Laumontite Limonite Natrolite Prehnite 'Pumpellyite' Pyrite

Quartz var: Agate var: Amethyst var: Chalcedony var: Smoky Quartz 'Stilbite'

27 entries listed. 16 valid minerals.

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