| Locality type: | Quarry |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Quartz var: Smoky Quartz |
| Formula: | SiO2 |
| Comments: | The nearly black material associated with cleavelandite hosts the best beryl crystals. |
| Habit: | massive |
| Colour: | pale brown to nearly black |
| Quality for species: | Rock forming mineral/non-crystalline/little interest for collectors.(##) |
| Abundance at site: | Extremely common |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Opal-AN | β5 photos of Smoky Quartz associated with Opal-AN at this locality. |
| Albite | β5 photos of Smoky Quartz associated with Albite at this locality. |
| Microcline | β4 photos of Smoky Quartz associated with Microcline at this locality. |
| Beryl | β1 photo of Smoky Quartz associated with Beryl at this locality. |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Smoky Quartz data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Simpson Quarry (Wiarda Quarry), South Glastonbury, Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 350061 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:350061:3 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | b23101f6-7831-4913-b0a9-a3d15c4c5a7f |
| Nearest other occurrences of Smoky Quartz |
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| 0.5km (0.3 miles) | βHowe Quarry (Howe #1 Quarry; Huspband Quarry), South Glastonbury, Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
| 0.6km (0.4 miles) | βHollister prospects, South Glastonbury, Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
| 0.8km (0.5 miles) | βHusband Quarries, South Glastonbury, Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
| 0.8km (0.5 miles) | βEureka Quarries, South Glastonbury, Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
| 1.6km (1.0 miles) | βGotta-Wannerstrom Quarry, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 1.7km (1.1 miles) | βJohn C. Wiarda Quarry, South Glastonbury, Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
| 1.9km (1.2 miles) | βChamberlain Lane, South Glastonbury, Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
| 2.0km (1.2 miles) | βCase Quarries, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 2.5km (1.5 miles) | βNike prospect, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 5.2km (3.2 miles) | βSchoonmaker Mine, Strickland pegmatite, Collins Hill, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| References |
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Simpson Quarry, South Glastonbury, Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA