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O and G quarry # 3, Prospect, New Haven County, Connecticut, USAi
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O and G quarry # 3- not defined -
ProspectTown
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
41° 29' 37'' North , 73° 0' 21'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
41.49366,-73.00585
GeoHash:
G#: drkh49wy0
GRN:
N28W40
KΓΆppen climate type:
Cfa : Humid subtropical climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Prospect9,476 (2017)2.5km
Naugatuck31,538 (2017)3.8km
Waterbury108,802 (2017)8.1km
Cheshire29,443 (2017)8.8km
Cheshire Village5,786 (2017)8.9km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
Lapidary and Mineral Society of Central ConnecticutMeriden, Connecticut17km
Bristol Gem & Mineral ClubBristol, Connecticut20km
New Haven Mineral ClubNew Haven, Connecticut22km
Danbury Mineralogical SocietyDanbury, Connecticut39km
Mindat Locality ID:
251324
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:251324:2
GUID (UUID V4):
07b110f6-4137-4423-97b5-cfab019c46ba


Active quarry in the western part of the town, working the Waterbury Gneiss. Intersected minor hydrothermal fault veins.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

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10 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Almandine
Formula: Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3
β“˜ Azurite
Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
References:
Shepard
β“˜ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Description: Tabular crystals occur up to 4mm, some of the calcite has a strong orange fluorescent under SW UV
β“˜ Cuprite
Formula: Cu2O
β“˜ Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
β“˜ Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
References:
Shepard
β“˜ Microcline
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
β“˜ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
β“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
β“˜ 'Stilbite Subgroup'
Formula: M6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
β“˜Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 3 - Halides
β“˜Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Cuprite4.AA.10Cu2O
β“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
β“˜Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
β“˜Azurite5.BA.05Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
β“˜Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Almandine9.AD.25Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3
β“˜Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜Microcline9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
β“˜'Stilbite Subgroup'-M6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] Β· nH2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Hβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ Stilbite SubgroupM6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
CCarbon
Cβ“˜ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Cβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Oβ“˜ AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Oβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Oβ“˜ CupriteCu2O
Oβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Oβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ Stilbite SubgroupM6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
FFluorine
Fβ“˜ FluoriteCaF2
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Alβ“˜ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Alβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alβ“˜ Stilbite SubgroupM6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Siβ“˜ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Siβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Siβ“˜ Stilbite SubgroupM6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
KPotassium
Kβ“˜ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Kβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Caβ“˜ FluoriteCaF2
FeIron
Feβ“˜ AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Feβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cuβ“˜ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cuβ“˜ CupriteCu2O
Cuβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2

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