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Datolite from
Rocky Hill Quarry, Rocky Hill, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Datolite
Formula:CaB(SiO4)(OH)
Comments:Decent crystals in veins.
Quality for species:Good crystals or rich for species - important (!)
Abundance at site:Common
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Datolite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Rocky Hill Quarry, Rocky Hill, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:112940
Long-form Identifier:1:3:112940:3
GUID (UUID V4):02771aea-1ee8-452d-b08b-6d36f1f1a083
Nearest other occurrences of Datolite
5.9km (3.7 miles) ⓘ2368-2384 Berlin Turnpike (Former Hartford Drive-In), Newington, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
7.8km (4.8 miles) ⓘBalf Quarry, Newington, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
9.6km (5.9 miles) ⓘTrinity Ridge, Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
10.1km (6.3 miles) ⓘThe Woodlands, Newington, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
11.0km (6.8 miles) ⓘSherrill Street quarry, New Britain, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
11.2km (6.9 miles) ⓘState Route 9 - Ellis Street and State Route 72 interchanges (State Route 72 roadcut), New Britain, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
11.3km (7.0 miles) ⓘState Route 9 & State Route 71 Interchange, New Britain, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
15.0km (9.3 miles) ⓘFarmington Trap Rock Quarry, Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
15.5km (9.6 miles) ⓘState Route 4 road cut, Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
15.5km (9.6 miles) ⓘInterstate 84 and State Route 72 Intersection, New Britain, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
issue), datolite has been suggested as the topic of this Connoisseur’s Choice feature. Datolite crystals...green, and pink to white and colorless; nodular datolite is typically white or pastel shades of pink, yellow...fluorescence characterizes some New Jersey datolite. Datolite is commonly seen in monoclinic (2/m) crystals...of some datolite and is derived from the Greek word dateisthal meaning “to divide.” Datolite is a calcium...CaBSiO4(OH) and is a member of the gadolinite-datolite group. Most analyses show very minor amounts of
Book
CONNECTICUT mmES MINERALS V Tourmaline Crystal from Haddam, Connecticut John Hiller, Jr. Hillers CryctaLShop...- CRYSTALS NOT PISTOLS K c^oi c3— A r CONNECTICUT MINES AND MINERALS published privately l i...Shelton, Connecticut I DEDICATION This book is dedicated to the mineral clubs of Connecticut, Continued...1971, John Hiller, Jr, 3 Peters Lane Shelton, Connecticut II CONTENTS 3. 5, l i 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11...24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. Connecticut Mineral Clubs Cleaning and Trimming Oxalic Acid
Report (volume)
covering early Mesozoic geology of M assachusetts, Connecticut, New jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia , Maryland...offshore early Mesozoic geology of Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Maryland...appropriate, the applicable early Mesozoic basin, State, county, or 7 1/2minute USGS topographic quadrangle covered...the State are cited. More than one basin, State, county, or quadrangle may appear for an entry. A State...C.-S.C.) Deep River (N.C.) Durham (N.C.) Davie County (N.C.) Dan River and Danville (N.C.-Va.) Scottsburg
Report (issue)
............................ 22 Spinel, Orange County, N. Y............................................the Bronx, New York City ... 31 32 Calcite, Snake Hill, N. J.............................................Almandite, Manhattan Island, New York City Topaz, Long Hill, Trumbull, Conn................................................................... Apophyllite, Datolite and Pcetolite, Jersey City, N. J. Calamine, Franklin...Mine (open pit), Franklin Furnace, N. J. Sterling Hill Zinc Mine (surface operations), Ogdcnsburg, N. J
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
minerals. One is the Franklin & Sterling Hill area in Sussex County which is famous for its large number...extending from Somerville in Somerset County to Paterson in Passaic County. This area is noted for its fine...and aragonite. A typical working basalt traprock quarry in the Paterson, N. J . area. ROCKS A N D MINERALS...They crop out in the Palisades of the Hudson, in Rocky Hill, Sourland Mountain, Cushetunk Mountain, Round...quartz and calcite was found at the upper New Street Quarry in Paterson, N. J. during the leveling operations
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
desirand in the vicinity of Jacksonwald, Berks County, four miles southeast of Reading, the rocks were...the Geology of the South Mountain Belt of Berks County, 2 they were described by Mr. E. V. D'Invilliers...the large body of igneous rock forming Gibraltar Hill, as will be described below. to stand practically...the below and the contact the base of the hill is hill rises suddenly from the obscured by boulders;...relation appears. A feet meadow back along small quarry has been TRANSACTIONS OF WAGNER |2 MINERALOGY
Book (edition)
THE MINERAL LOCALITIES OF CONNECTICUT AND SOUTHEASTERN NEW YORK * «-• r ** K* ysf^ :' •'’S >- n...250 SPECIES iBooks by Ronald Everett Januzzi CONNECTICUT MINERALS ON PARADE NEW YORK STATE MINERALS ON...THE MINERALOGICAL PRESS 83 Elm Street Danbury. Connecticut IIOIPW MINERALS ON PARAt>E F.tMSTltIP* THREE...to enrich our knowledge of the mineralogy of Connecticut: James Dwight Dana Samuel L. Penfield Edward...Minerals from the Principal Localities in Western Connecticut and Southeastern New York State.............
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
in New Jersey. This article focuses on the Bergen Hill occurrence in the Palisades diabase and five quarries...Brothers quarry, Prospect Park; McDowell's quarry, Upper Montclair; and the Francisco Brothers quarry, Great...(notably Rocky Hill and Lambertville) and two Hudson County localities, Laurel (Snake) Hill quarry, Secaucus...Lee. The geology and mineralogy of the two Hudson County localities have already been described in detail...Localities: Historical Background Bergen Hill, Hudson County The area known as Bergen H i l l consists
Book (volume)
600 to 800 feet thick in the north. ALEXANDER COUNTY FAYVILLE, area stream gravels⎯agate, jasper, rare...⎯agate, jasper; d RR siding of Clay⎯agate. CALHOUN COUNTY AREA, shores of the Mississippi R., in the Warsaw...crystals). CRAWFORD COUNTY PALESTINE, area deposits⎯Siderite. EDWARDS COUNTY AREA, T. 1 S, R. 10 E...E, regional deposits⎯Siderite. FULTON COUNTY FARMINGTON, W 6 mi. on Rte. 116 to the Rapatee No. 5 strip...mine⎯pyritized gastropods (Pennsylvanian age). GRUNDY COUNTY AREA: c Regional rd. and RR cuts and banks of Mason
Book (volume)
600 to 800 feet thick in the north. ALEXANDER COUNTY FAYVILLE, area stream gravels⎯agate, jasper, rare...⎯agate, jasper; d RR siding of Clay⎯agate. CALHOUN COUNTY AREA, shores of the Mississippi R., in the Warsaw...crystals). CRAWFORD COUNTY PALESTINE, area deposits⎯Siderite. EDWARDS COUNTY AREA, T. 1 S, R. 10 E...E, regional deposits⎯Siderite. FULTON COUNTY FARMINGTON, W 6 mi. on Rte. 116 to the Rapatee No. 5 strip...mine⎯pyritized gastropods (Pennsylvanian age). GRUNDY COUNTY AREA: c Regional rd. and RR cuts and banks of Mason
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
diopside-hedenbergite, andradite and grossular, prehnite, datolite, idoerase and wollastonite. Within a meter of...retrogressive metamorphism, produced hydrous minerals. Datolite, tourmaline, scapolite and fluorite suggest minor...specularite, and an expanding 14 A mineral and talc. Datolite occurs locally within a few inches of a contact...5 m below the Palisade Sill and in the Granton Quarry (Van Houten, 1969, Figs. 9, 30, 31) commonly are...commonly is brown, but in rocks in the Granton Quarry and south of New Hope, Pennsylvania (Table 1),
Journal (issue)
Keokuk limestone is to be seen ; geologically, Lee County appears thus : Alluvium. Drift or Boulder .. Coal...and botryoidal forms of chalcedony. In Des Moines County geological aspect is somewhat changed, ap pearing...generally beds of mica. The exact place is Federal Hill. It lies between Bloomingdale, Butler and Pompton...runs from their town to Federal Hill. Not far from the foot of the hill, where the road passes through...extremely quiet, and J. O. Poole went to Federal Hill to examine the ground , and to his great care is
by Oak Tree Press Co. Ltd P.O. Box 34, Brickfield Hill, Sydney 2000, N.S.W Distributed in the United Kingdom...Yorke Peninsula, and in New South Wales at Broken Hill. In U.S.S.R. very fine crystals at Turnisk in Perm...Michigan. Found in Colorado at Aspen and in Boulder County; also in several mining areas in Arizona. Good...Norway. In Australia, silver is found at Broken Hill in New South Wales. Mexico has been a big producer...from Chartres Towers district, from Hillgrove, from Hill End, and large production from Kalgoorlie and Ballarat
Book (volume)
Tertiary erosional debris spreading out from the Rocky Mountains as they rose during the Larimide revolution...chalcedony, jasper and gem petrified wood. BUFFALO COUNTY KEARNEY, area gravel bars and pits along the Platte...petrified wood. CASS COUNTY WEEPING WATER, SE, on rd. to Nehawka, in the Snyderville Quarry chalcedony, jasper...jasper, fossils. CHERRY COUNTY VALENTINE, in the Sandhills county along the Niobrara R. and Minnechaduza...gem qualityagatized and opalized wood. DAWES COUNTY CHADRON, in N part of Co. and as far W as Crawford
Journal (issue)
terminations are visible. A lot of specimens from Copes' quarry were marked “ Natrolite ? ” Before these specimens...specimens were natrolite. A mineral from Burger's quarry that was marked doubtfully “ Thaumasite crystals...specimen by all who have examined it. The white datolite described as resembling albite, has also been...been re -examined, and is declared to be datolite by the best authority. The last was a very gratifying...about the boron test. In “ A visit to Burger's quarry ” in the AugustMINERAL COLLECTOR I mentioned scolecite
Book (edition)
Oak Tree Press Co., Ltd., P.O. Box 34, Brickfield Hill, Sydney 2000, N.S.W. Distributed in the United Kingdom...Peninsula, and in New South Wales at Broken Hill. In U.S.S.R. very fine crystals at Turnisk in Perm...Michigan. Found in Colorado at Aspen and in Boulder County; also in several mining areas in Arizona. Good...Norway. In Australia, silver is found at Broken Hill in New South Wales. Mexico has been a big producer...Morgan Towers district, from Hillgrove, from Hill End, and large production from Kalgoorlie and Ballarat
Report (volume)
........................................... Connecticut................................................Albany. North Carolina_.Dr. Joseph Hyde Pratt, Chapel Hill. North Dakota_.Dr. A. G. Leonard, Grand Forks. Mr...See Bauxite and Halloysite. Asbestos. Tallapoosa County, with corundum deposits near Dudleyville; not found...commercial quantity or quality. Asphalt. Colbert County, small quantity has been shipped from near Leighton;...following localities : Bibb County, Pratts Ferry; Calhoun County, near Tampa; Clay County, T. 20 S., R. 7 E.;
Report (volume)
Colorado.........Prof. R. D. George, Boulder. Connecticut..... .Prof. William N. Rice, Middletown. Prof...North Carolina.. .Dr. Joseph Hyde Pratt, Chapel Hill. North Dakota... .Dr. A. G. Leonard, Grand Forks...See Bauxite and Hallpysite. Asbestos. Tallapoosa County, with corundum deposits near Dudleyville; not found...commercial quantity or quality. Asphalt. Colbert County, small quantity has been shipped from near Leighton;...following localities: Bibb County, Pratts Ferry; Calhoun County, near Tampa; Clay County, T. 20, Pv. 7 E.; Jefferson
Book (volume)
.........................................94 Connecticut ..............................................................548 Table of Maps Page Alabama County Map ...................................................................................4 Alaska County and Stream Map ......................................................................22 Arizona County Map ................................................................................49 Arkansas County Map ..........................................
Book
including gold in a state forest in central Connecticut last spring. Moreover, similar gold deposits...11ne 2; ••• Amph1bo1ite--see Bolton, Worcester County M1nera1 Loca11t1es. page 85 ••• 11.8 3~ter cerium...•••••••••••••••••'.' •.••.•••• 2--6 Barn.table County ro •• il Localiti ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••...Localit1e•••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 21 Br1.tol County Mineral Localit1 ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••...24--25 Dukes County Mineral Loeal1tiea •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 26--21 Duk •• County Fo.sil Loeal1tie
Catalog/List
. . . . . . . 7 Xline, white, in dolomite; Connecticut. . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Hexagonite Purple....35 . . . . . . . . 135 Xline, with malachite, rocky; New Mexico, 1 x 2•, .25 . . 92 BARITE (barium sulfate).... .. . . . . . . . . ... . . . . .. . .. . 132 Rocky; Arizona, Alaska, etc .. . . . . . . . . .. . ....Chalcopyrite CORUJ\'DUM (aluminum oxide) Ordinary Corundum Rocky; Canada, Transvaal, etc.. . . . . . .. .. . .. ...Spheres, radiated-fibrous; Wyoming, about I ', .25 DATOLITE (Basic calcium boron orthosilicate) Xled. Prices
Book (volume)
.........................................80 Connecticut ...............................................rights, so remember you were told. If in doubt, a county map will tell you who the legal owner is. Good...gemmy qualities for cutting and polishing. AUTAUGA COUNTY PRATTVILLE, N. 6 mi., and just E of the Birmingham...well known to prehistoric Indians.) BARBOUR COUNTY BAKER HILL, SE 1 mi. : 1 in a deep ravine, as a bed deposit⎯yellow...deep red to variegated⎯ocher. BIBB COUNTY GENERAL AREA: c county gravel pits along the Cahaba R.⎯gemmy
Book (volume)
.........................................80 Connecticut ...............................................rights, so remember you were told. If in doubt, a county map will tell you who the legal owner is. Good...gemmy qualities for cutting and polishing. AUTAUGA COUNTY PRATTVILLE, N. 6 mi., and just E of the Birmingham...well known to prehistoric Indians.) BARBOUR COUNTY BAKER HILL, SE 1 mi. : 1 in a deep ravine, as a bed deposit⎯yellow...deep red to variegated⎯ocher. BIBB COUNTY GENERAL AREA: c county gravel pits along the Cahaba R.⎯gemmy
Book (edition)
FELDSPAR ^ PHENACITE SPODUMENE DANBURITE DATOLITE GARNET FLUORITE QUARTZ CRYSTALS SPINEL STAUROLITE...topaz and spodumene. crystals, Areas in Maine, Connecticut and California, and Madagascar, are famous for...mine, Racooche Valley, White Co. 1866 Vs White County Daniel Light form, % mi. NE Less than 1887 ...Alabama has yielded a 4i%4 carat diamond from Shelby County, 30 miles south of Birmingham, found about 1900...Siding in St. Clair County, 20 miles northeast of Bir- mingham. One found in Lee County in 1901 weighs 4^
Book (volume)
Kobuk jade locality. Descriptions of San Diego County, California, gemstones and the mines in which they...the generous assistance of many residents of that county. My special thanks are extended to Elbert H. McMacken...Muscovite Mica, Obsidian, Banded Rhyolite, Pectolite, Datolite, i ) 132 77 411 496 Contents x VII Prehnite...crystal . Seven corundum crystals . Map of Corundum Hill—Ellijay area . Map of Cowee Creek area . Cowee Creek...Mt. Mica Largest crystal from Mt. Mica Eh Towne Quarry 180 Tourmaline Queen Mountain IgI Tourmaline crystal
 
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