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Quartz from
Canton Lead Mines (Cherry Brook lead mine; Dyer Farm zinc mine), Rattlesnake Hill, Canton, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Comments:banded columnar masses lining pockets in breccia grade into amethyst, individual elongated crystals up to 17 cm
Habit:stubby parallel crystals or individual elongated prisms
Colour:colorless to milky white to lightly smoky
Abundance at site:Common
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Pyromorphiteβ“˜12 photos of Quartz associated with Pyromorphite at this locality.
Wulfeniteβ“˜9 photos of Quartz associated with Wulfenite at this locality.
Galenaβ“˜5 photos of Quartz associated with Galena at this locality.
Sphaleriteβ“˜3 photos of Quartz associated with Sphalerite at this locality.
Amethystβ“˜1 photo of Quartz associated with Amethyst at this locality.
Smoky Quartzβ“˜1 photo of Quartz associated with Smoky Quartz at this locality.
Chalcopyriteβ“˜1 photo of Quartz associated with Chalcopyrite at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Canton Lead Mines (Cherry Brook lead mine; Dyer Farm zinc mine), Rattlesnake Hill, Canton, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (6 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:718755
Long-form Identifier:1:3:718755:1
GUID (UUID V4):01543ac2-f2ae-40d3-b880-2d782006dcc8
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
2.8km (1.8 miles) β“˜Collinsville, Canton, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
2.9km (1.8 miles) β“˜Huckleberry Hill, Avon, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
3.2km (2.0 miles) β“˜Knapp Prospect, Canton, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
3.3km (2.1 miles) β“˜State Route 179 road cut (State Route 4 road cut Collinsville), Burlington, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
6.0km (3.7 miles) β“˜Ratlum Mountain, Canton, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
10.3km (6.4 miles) β“˜Barkhamsted, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
13.0km (8.1 miles) β“˜Bristol Copper Mine, Bristol, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
14.0km (8.7 miles) β“˜Torringford, Torrington (Wolcottville), Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
14.6km (9.1 miles) β“˜West Granby, Granby, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
14.6km (9.1 miles) β“˜Tariffville Gorge, Bloomfield, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
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