| Locality type: | Mine |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Quartz |
| Formula: | SiO2 |
| Comments: | Barite, associates with massive quartz, grading to drusy crystals in pockets, with scattered malachite is characteristic of Cheshire specimens. |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Malachite | β32 photos of Quartz associated with Malachite at this locality. |
| Baryte | β21 photos of Quartz associated with Baryte at this locality. |
| Fluorite | β7 photos of Quartz associated with Fluorite at this locality. |
| Copper | β6 photos of Quartz associated with Copper at this locality. |
| Galena | β3 photos of Quartz associated with Galena at this locality. |
| Bornite | β2 photos of Quartz associated with Bornite at this locality. |
| Cuprite | β1 photo of Quartz associated with Cuprite at this locality. |
| Cerussite | β1 photo of Quartz associated with Cerussite at this locality. |
| Chalcocite | β1 photo of Quartz associated with Chalcocite at this locality. |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Quartz data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Jinny Hill Mine (Cheshire Barite Mine), Cheshire, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (4 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 131549 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:131549:3 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | a44664df-8908-460b-afbf-5c137681ed05 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Quartz |
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| 2.6km (1.6 miles) | βCheshire, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA |
| 4.0km (2.5 miles) | βTallman Mine (Tallman's Mine), Hamden, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA |
| 5.0km (3.1 miles) | βCheshire Barytes Company barite mine (Stamford Manufacturing Company barite mine), Cheshire, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA |
| 5.2km (3.2 miles) | βCheshire Traprock Quarry, Cheshire, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA |
| 6.0km (3.7 miles) | βWallingford, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA |
| 8.1km (5.0 miles) | βNew Haven Mineral Company barite mine, Cheshire, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA |
| 8.8km (5.5 miles) | βInterstate 84 interchange 26, Cheshire, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA |
| 8.8km (5.5 miles) | βInterstate 691 and State Route 10 Interchange, Cheshire, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA |
| 9.6km (6.0 miles) | βHubbard Park Quartz locality, Meriden, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA |
| 9.9km (6.2 miles) | βO and G quarry # 3, Prospect, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA |
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Jinny Hill Mine, Cheshire, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA