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| Species: | Quartz var: Smoky Quartz |
| Formula: | SiO2 |
| Comments: | Micro-crystals in small pockets, typically penetrated by acicular goethite. |
| Habit: | bipyramidal with very short or no prism. |
| Colour: | light brown to black |
| Quality for species: | Good crystals or rich for species - important (!) |
| Abundance at site: | Very common |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Calcite | β4 photos of Smoky Quartz associated with Calcite at this locality. |
| Goethite | β3 photos of Smoky Quartz associated with Goethite at this locality. |
| Hematite | β2 photos of Smoky Quartz associated with Hematite at this locality. |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Smoky Quartz data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view McLay Avenue, East Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (4 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 760043 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:760043:2 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 660412f9-30d9-479e-94d5-1b815d62cd6b |
| Nearest other occurrences of Smoky Quartz |
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| 0.1km (0.1 miles) | βCinque Quarry, East Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA |
| 1.5km (0.9 miles) | βFoxon quarry, Foxon, East Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA |
| 2.1km (1.3 miles) | βHigh Street and Interstate 95 interchange, East Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA |
| 2.8km (1.8 miles) | βEast Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA |
| 22.2km (13.8 miles) | βCheshire, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA |
| 29.7km (18.4 miles) | βJohn Salak Quarry, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 30.7km (19.1 miles) | βCurtis Quarry (Southford Quarry; Southford pegmatite; Southbury rose quartz quarry; Bridgeport Woodfinishing Co. Quarry; Hulls Hill), Southford, Southbury, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA |
| 32.6km (20.3 miles) | βDripps Road, Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 33.0km (20.5 miles) | βState Route 9 Interchange 13 - Beaver Meadow Road, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 33.8km (21.0 miles) | βUnnamed magnetite occurrences, Higganum, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| References |
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McLay Avenue, East Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA