| Locality type: | Quarry |
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| Species: | Quartz |
| Formula: | SiO2 |
| Comments: | Although common as anhedral masses, euhedral crystals are found in the rare pocket or as tiny crystals associated with bertrandite in cavities formed by the dissolution of beryl. |
| Habit: | hexagonal prismatic |
| Colour: | white to smoky |
| Abundance at site: | Extremely common |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Bertrandite | β8 photos of Quartz associated with Bertrandite at this locality. |
| Albite | β6 photos of Quartz associated with Albite at this locality. |
| Schorl | β4 photos of Quartz associated with Schorl at this locality. |
| Muscovite | β3 photos of Quartz associated with Muscovite at this locality. |
| Elbaite | 2 photos of Quartz associated with Elbaite at this locality. |
| Beryl | β1 photo of Quartz associated with Beryl at this locality. |
| Meta-autunite | β1 photo of Quartz associated with Meta-autunite at this locality. |
| Microcline | β1 photo of Quartz associated with Microcline at this locality. |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Quartz data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Casey Quarry (Ridgefield pegmatite), Ridgefield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (5 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 131443 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:131443:4 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 30f0a91c-584a-42df-a5b5-08646b43c0e2 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Quartz |
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| 1.1km (0.7 miles) | βTiticus Mica Quarry, Ridgefield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 2.1km (1.3 miles) | βRidgefield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 3.8km (2.4 miles) | βRidgefield Silver Mine, Ridgefield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 7.2km (4.5 miles) | βFillow Quarry (Branchville Quarry; Branchville Mica Mine; Smith Mine), Branchville, Redding (Reading), Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 7.3km (4.5 miles) | βWest Redding grossular locality, Redding (Reading), Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 10.1km (6.3 miles) | βWilton Silver Mine, Wilton, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 10.3km (6.4 miles) | βRedding Glen (Redding Ridge), Redding (Reading), Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 10.5km (6.6 miles) | βSchorl locality, Wilton, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 10.9km (6.8 miles) | βInterstate 84 and US Route 202 interchange, Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 11.2km (7.0 miles) | βRedding (Reading), Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
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Casey Quarry, Ridgefield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA