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Smoky Quartz from
Anderson No. 1 Mica Mine (Swanson Mine; Swanson Lithia Mine; Old Lithia Mine; Chatham Lithia Mine), East Hampton (Chatham), Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Quartz var: Smoky Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Formation:Primary
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:
Berylβ“˜4 photos of Smoky Quartz associated with Beryl at this locality.
Cleavelanditeβ“˜3 photos of Smoky Quartz associated with Cleavelandite at this locality.
Lepidoliteβ“˜3 photos of Smoky Quartz associated with Lepidolite at this locality.
Uraniniteβ“˜1 photo of Smoky Quartz associated with Uraninite at this locality.
Meta-autuniteβ“˜1 photo of Smoky Quartz associated with Meta-autunite at this locality.
Muscoviteβ“˜1 photo of Smoky Quartz associated with Muscovite at this locality.
Albiteβ“˜1 photo of Smoky Quartz associated with Albite at this locality.
Elbaiteβ“˜1 photo of Smoky Quartz associated with Elbaite at this locality.
Fluorapatiteβ“˜1 photo of Smoky Quartz associated with Fluorapatite at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Smoky Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Anderson No. 1 Mica Mine (Swanson Mine; Swanson Lithia Mine; Old Lithia Mine; Chatham Lithia Mine), East Hampton (Chatham), Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:654241
Long-form Identifier:1:3:654241:2
GUID (UUID V4):7824c9d8-824b-4610-a9d8-444c364713ab
Nearest other occurrences of Smoky Quartz
0.9km (0.6 miles) β“˜Rock Landing Quarry (Capt. Rohrback Quarry), Haddam Neck, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
1.6km (1.0 miles) β“˜Worth and Selden Quarries (Victoria Quarry), East Hampton (Chatham), Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
2.8km (1.7 miles) β“˜Gillette Quarry (J-J Mine; Haddam Neck Quarry), Haddam Neck, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
2.9km (1.8 miles) β“˜Haddam Volunteer Fire Station, Higganum, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
3.2km (2.0 miles) β“˜Forest Ridge Road, Higganum, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
3.3km (2.1 miles) β“˜Quarry Hill (Brainerd Quarries; Shailor Quarries), Haddam Neck, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
3.4km (2.1 miles) β“˜Unnamed magnetite occurrences, Higganum, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
3.7km (2.3 miles) β“˜Chrysoberyl locality, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
4.3km (2.7 miles) β“˜Connecticut Yankee atomic power plant, Haddam Neck, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
4.7km (2.9 miles) β“˜Mt. Tom prospects, Moodus, East Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
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