Apophyllite Group from
Cheshire Traprock Quarry, Cheshire, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
Locality type: | Quarry | |
Classification | ||
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Species: | 'Apophyllite Group' (not an IMA approved species) | |
Formula: | AB4[Si8O22]X · 8H2O | |
Formation: | Secondary | |
Comments: | "Crystalline seams of apophyllite from the Cheshire trap rock quarry were identified by the greenish-white fluorescence of melted portions, under UV." Januzzi (1976). As corroded, chalky white, rectangular prism microcrystals with pinacoid terminations. | |
Habit: | rectangular prisms with square cross-section and pinacoidal terminations | |
Colour: | chalky white | |
Quality for species: | Poor for species, only of interest for locality collectors. (#) | |
Abundance at site: | Very Rare | |
Confirmation | ||
Validity: | Confirmed | |
Confirmation Methods: | Visually Identified | |
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: | ||
Calcite | ⓘ1 photo of Apophyllite Group associated with Calcite at this locality. | |
Data | ||
Mineral Data: | Click here to view Apophyllite Group data | |
Locality Data: | Click here to view Cheshire Traprock Quarry, Cheshire, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA | |
Data Identifiers | ||
Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 736305 | |
Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:736305:4 | |
GUID (UUID V4): | f2a87adb-df61-4b16-8d74-c4ec201538ff | |
Nearest other occurrences of Apophyllite Group | ||
15.1km (9.4 miles) | ⓘRoute 66 outcrops, Black Pond, Middlefield, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA | |
16.9km (10.5 miles) | ⓘReed's Gap Quarry (New Haven Trap Rock quarry; Tilcon Durham quarry), Durham, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA | |
18.3km (11.4 miles) | ⓘPlainville Trap Rock Quarry (Tilcon New Britain Quarry), Plainville, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA | |
22.8km (14.2 miles) | ⓘO & G Woodbury Traprock Quarry (Orenaug Quarry; O & G No. 1 Quarry), Orenaug Hills, Woodbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA | |
23.2km (14.4 miles) | ⓘNew Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA | |
23.4km (14.5 miles) | ⓘThomaston Dam railroad cut, Thomaston Dam, Thomaston, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA | |
24.3km (15.1 miles) | ⓘO & G Southbury Quarry (Silliman Quarry; O & G No. 2 Quarry), Orenaug Hills, Woodbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA | |
32.4km (20.1 miles) | ⓘInterstate 84 road cuts (Route 6A bypass), Newtown, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA | |
37.6km (23.4 miles) | ⓘSky Ridge railroad cut, Hawleyville, Newtown, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA | |
46.8km (29.1 miles) | ⓘExit 24 Interstate highway 95, Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA | |
References | ||
Cheshire Traprock Quarry, Cheshire, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA