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Zircon from
Biermann Quarries (Bethel quarries) and tourmaline ledge, Bethel, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Zircon
Formula:Zr(SiO4)
Formation:Primary
Quality for species:Poor for species, only of interest for locality collectors. (#)
Abundance at site:Rare
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Zircon data
Locality Data:Click here to view Biermann Quarries (Bethel quarries) and tourmaline ledge, Bethel, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:649670
Long-form Identifier:1:3:649670:8
GUID (UUID V4):9afb2203-c3e4-48b8-a078-4a6225876896
Nearest other occurrences of Zircon
1.7km (1.1 miles) Captain Cook's Quarry (Purdy Station Quarry), Newtown, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
7.4km (4.6 miles) Old Quarry Nature Center, Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
9.9km (6.1 miles) Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
10.9km (6.8 miles) North Street mall, Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
11.4km (7.1 miles) U. S. Route 7 Expressway (Danbury line to Iron Works District), Brookfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
12.1km (7.5 miles) Fillow Quarry (Branchville Quarry; Branchville Mica Mine; Smith Mine), Branchville, Redding (Reading), Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
12.2km (7.6 miles) Old Mine Plaza construction site, Long Hill, Trumbull, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
12.8km (8.0 miles) Western Connecticut State College, Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
14.8km (9.2 miles) Ridgefield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
15.4km (9.6 miles) Casey Quarry (Ridgefield pegmatite), Ridgefield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
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