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Husband Quarry, South Glastonbury, Glastonbury, Hartford Co., Connecticut, USA
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | ||
|---|---|---|
| Molybdenite | 2.EA.30 | MoS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | ||
| Pyrolusite ? | 4.DB.05 | MnO2 |
| Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| var: Rose Quartz ? | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| var: Smoky Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Samarskite-(Y) | 4.DB.25 | (Y,Fe3+,Fe2+,U,Th,Ca)2(Nb,Ta)2O8 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | ||
| Bismutite | 5.BE.25 | (BiO)2CO3 |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | ||
| Autunite | 8.EB.05 | Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 11H2O |
| Fluorapatite ? | 8.BN.05 | Ca5(PO4)3F |
| Torbernite | 8.EB.05 | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O |
| Group 9 - Silicates | ||
| Albite | 9.FA.35 | NaAlSi3O8 |
| Almandine | 9.AD.25 | Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3 |
| Annite | 9.EC.20 | KFe2+3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Beryl | 9.CJ.05 | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| Microcline | 9.FA.30 | KAlSi3O8 |
| Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Schorl | 9.CK.05 | Na(Fe2+3)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Unclassified Minerals | ||
| 'Allanite' ? | - | |
| Columbite | - | (Fe,Mn)(Nb,Ta)2O6 |
| 'Xenotime' ? | - | |
20 entries listed. 17 valid minerals. 2 erroneous literature entries.
References
Foye, W. G. (1922): Mineral Localities in the Vicinity of Middletown, Connecticut. (American Mineralogist 7:4-12)
Betts, John. (1996): The Quarries and Minerals of South Glastonbury, Connecticut. George F. Kunz Competition Papers 1996. New York Mineralogical Club.
Betts, John. (1999): The Quarries and Minerals of the Dayton Road District, South Glastonbury, Connecticut. Rocks and Minerals. Vol. 74, No. 2, pp. 110-121.
Betts, John. (1996): The Quarries and Minerals of South Glastonbury, Connecticut. George F. Kunz Competition Papers 1996. New York Mineralogical Club.
Betts, John. (1999): The Quarries and Minerals of the Dayton Road District, South Glastonbury, Connecticut. Rocks and Minerals. Vol. 74, No. 2, pp. 110-121.
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