| Locality type: | Quarry |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Uraninite |
| Formula: | UO2 |
| Comments: | Crystals typically less than 1 cm. |
| Habit: | octahedral |
| Colour: | black |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Metatorbernite | β3 photos of Uraninite associated with Metatorbernite at this locality. |
| Fluorapatite | β2 photos of Uraninite associated with Fluorapatite at this locality. |
| Autunite | β2 photos of Uraninite associated with Autunite at this locality. |
| Torbernite | β1 photo of Uraninite associated with Torbernite at this locality. |
| Microcline | β1 photo of Uraninite associated with Microcline at this locality. |
| Albite | β1 photo of Uraninite associated with Albite at this locality. |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Uraninite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Simpson Quarry (Wiarda Quarry), South Glastonbury, Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (2 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 153173 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:153173:2 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 3538076e-19f4-42f8-b120-b400c0f9c903 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Uraninite |
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| 0.5km (0.3 miles) | βHowe Quarry (Howe #1 Quarry; Huspband Quarry), South Glastonbury, Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
| 1.0km (0.6 miles) | βAndrews Quarry (old Hale Quarry; Grandfather Andrews Quarry), Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 1.1km (0.7 miles) | βHale Quarry (Andrews Quarry; Glastonbury Quarry), Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 1.9km (1.2 miles) | βBordonaro Quarry, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 2.0km (1.2 miles) | βCase Quarries, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 2.3km (1.4 miles) | βWalden Gem Quarry, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 4.5km (2.8 miles) | βPelton's Quarry, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 5.2km (3.2 miles) | βSchoonmaker Mine, Strickland pegmatite, Collins Hill, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 5.2km (3.2 miles) | βStrickland Quarry, Strickland pegmatite, Collins Hill, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 6.6km (4.1 miles) | βState Forest Quarry No. 1 (State Forest #1 Quarry; Clark Hill Quarry), East Hampton (Chatham), Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| References |
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Simpson Quarry, South Glastonbury, Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA