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Quartz from
State Route 372 construction site, Plainville, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA


Locality type:Construction Site
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Comments:Short crystals to 5mm lining gas vesicles.
Habit:short prisms with rhombic terminations
Colour:smoky
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Hematite2 photos of Quartz associated with Hematite at this locality.
Calcite2 photos of Quartz associated with Calcite at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view State Route 372 construction site, Plainville, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:717916
Long-form Identifier:1:3:717916:7
GUID (UUID V4):2f6de7d5-c276-47f2-ae13-34b87375c545
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
1.3km (0.8 miles) Trap Rock quarry, Plainville, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
1.7km (1.0 miles) Plainville Trap Rock Quarry (Tilcon New Britain Quarry), Plainville, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
1.7km (1.1 miles) Journey Road quarry, Plainville, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
3.1km (1.9 miles) Tomasso Quarry, Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
5.4km (3.4 miles) Clark farm (Holler's Mine), Southington, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
5.8km (3.6 miles) State Route 4 road cut, Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
6.5km (4.0 miles) Farmington Trap Rock Quarry, Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
6.5km (4.1 miles) State Route 9 - Ellis Street and State Route 72 interchanges (State Route 72 roadcut), New Britain, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
6.7km (4.2 miles) Hurley Hill, Bristol, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
6.9km (4.3 miles) Sherrill Street quarry, New Britain, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
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