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Smoky Quartz from
Hollister prospects, South Glastonbury, Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA


Locality type:Prospect
Classification
Species:Quartz var: Smoky Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Comments:Nearly black in the southern pegmatite where associated with cleavelandite.
Habit:massive
Colour:gray to nearly black
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:
Morganiteβ“˜1 photo of Smoky Quartz associated with Morganite at this locality.
Microlite Groupβ“˜1 photo of Smoky Quartz associated with Microlite Group at this locality.
Albiteβ“˜1 photo of Smoky Quartz associated with Albite at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Smoky Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Hollister prospects, South Glastonbury, Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:654222
Long-form Identifier:1:3:654222:1
GUID (UUID V4):33d02245-2b63-4acf-aea4-5aafef7f1185
Nearest other occurrences of Smoky Quartz
0.6km (0.4 miles) β“˜Husband Quarries, South Glastonbury, Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
0.6km (0.4 miles) β“˜Simpson Quarry (Wiarda Quarry), South Glastonbury, Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
1.0km (0.6 miles) β“˜Eureka Quarries, South Glastonbury, Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
1.0km (0.6 miles) β“˜Howe Quarry (Howe #1 Quarry; Huspband Quarry), South Glastonbury, Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
1.3km (0.8 miles) β“˜Chamberlain Lane, South Glastonbury, Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
1.4km (0.9 miles) β“˜John C. Wiarda Quarry, South Glastonbury, Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
2.1km (1.3 miles) β“˜Gotta-Wannerstrom Quarry, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
2.1km (1.3 miles) β“˜Nike prospect, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
2.2km (1.4 miles) β“˜Case Quarries, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
5.3km (3.3 miles) β“˜Spinelli prospect (Spinelli quarry), Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
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