Locality type: Quarry Classification Species: Quartz Formula: SiO2 Comments: thousands of tons of massive material mined, but crystals limited to micros in small pockets with albite. Also chabazite, quartz, and apatite crystallized in cavities in rhodochrosite associated with clove-brown lithiophilite, quartz, apatite, and dickinsonite. Habit: massive Colour: clear to smoky Quality for species: Rock forming mineral/non-crystalline/little interest for collectors.(##) Abundance at site: Extremely common Confirmation Validity: Believed Valid Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: Cleavelandite β 11 photos of Quartz associated with Cleavelandite at this locality.Triploidite β 8 photos of Quartz associated with Triploidite at this locality.Dickinsonite-(KMnNa) β 7 photos of Quartz associated with Dickinsonite-(KMnNa) at this locality.Rhodochrosite β 6 photos of Quartz associated with Rhodochrosite at this locality.Cymatolite β 6 photos of Quartz associated with Cymatolite at this locality.Spodumene β 5 photos of Quartz associated with Spodumene at this locality.Muscovite β 5 photos of Quartz associated with Muscovite at this locality.Beryl β 2 photos of Quartz associated with Beryl at this locality.Albite β 1 photo of Quartz associated with Albite at this locality.Fairfieldite β 1 photo of Quartz associated with Fairfieldite at this locality.Data Mineral Data: Click here to view Quartz data Locality Data: Click here to view Fillow Quarry (Branchville Quarry; Branchville Mica Mine; Smith Mine), Branchville, Redding (Reading), Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA Photo Gallery View Gallery (2 photos) Data Identifiers Mindat Occurrence Record ID: 38335 Long-form Identifier: 1:3:38335:6 GUID (UUID V4 ): e1451fc8-5a5c-4203-ac78-4f3569c43de6 Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
3.8km (2.4 miles) β Wilton Silver Mine, Wilton, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA 4.3km (2.7 miles) β Schorl locality, Wilton, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA 4.4km (2.7 miles) β Ridgefield Silver Mine, Ridgefield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA 4.8km (3.0 miles) β Redding Glen (Redding Ridge), Redding (Reading), Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA 5.2km (3.2 miles) β Ridgefield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA 6.1km (3.8 miles) β Redding (Reading), Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA 6.1km (3.8 miles) β West Redding grossular locality, Redding (Reading), Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA 6.9km (4.3 miles) β Titicus Mica Quarry, Ridgefield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA 7.2km (4.5 miles) β Casey Quarry (Ridgefield pegmatite), Ridgefield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA 12.1km (7.5 miles) β Biermann Quarries (Bethel quarries) and tourmaline ledge, Bethel, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA References Year β¬ Author Title Publisher
Fillow Quarry, Branchville, Redding, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA