| Locality type: | Quarry |
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| Species: | Quartz var: Rose Quartz |
| Formula: | SiO2 |
| Habit: | massive |
| Colour: | grayish pink to orange-pink |
| Quality for species: | Poor for species, only of interest for locality collectors. (#) |
| Abundance at site: | Very Rare |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Confirmed |
| Confirmation Methods: | Visually Identified |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Elbaite | ⓘ2 photos of Rose Quartz associated with Elbaite at this locality. |
| Cleavelandite | ⓘ2 photos of Rose Quartz associated with Cleavelandite at this locality. |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Rose Quartz data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Riverside Quarry (Western Quarry), White Rock Mining District, Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (2 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 670272 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:670272:4 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 9530f6bd-dc17-4bc1-8d82-4b510c92d747 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Rose Quartz |
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| 2.8km (1.8 miles) | ⓘTollgate Quarry (Tollgate Mine; Bidwell Quarry; China-stone Quarry), Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 3.9km (2.4 miles) | ⓘGreat Hill Pond Brook pegmatite, Cobalt, East Hampton (Chatham), Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 4.0km (2.5 miles) | ⓘStrickland Quarry, Strickland pegmatite, Collins Hill, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 6.6km (4.1 miles) | ⓘNathan Hall Quarry (Clark Hill Quarry), East Hampton (Chatham), Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 6.7km (4.2 miles) | ⓘState Forest Quarry No. 1 (State Forest #1 Quarry; Clark Hill Quarry), East Hampton (Chatham), Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 8.0km (4.9 miles) | ⓘHale Quarry (Andrews Quarry; Glastonbury Quarry), Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 8.2km (5.1 miles) | ⓘAndrews Quarry (old Hale Quarry; Grandfather Andrews Quarry), Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 9.8km (6.1 miles) | ⓘHusband Quarries, South Glastonbury, Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
| 10.6km (6.6 miles) | ⓘGillette Quarry (J-J Mine; Haddam Neck Quarry), Haddam Neck, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 40.5km (25.2 miles) | ⓘMansfield, Windham County, Connecticut, USA |
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Riverside Quarry, White Rock Mining District, Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA