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Quartz from
State Route 4 road cut, Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA


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Quartz

State Route 4 road cut, Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
03970830016031230906129.jpg
Quartz

State Route 4 road cut, Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
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Quartz

State Route 4 road cut, Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
Locality type:Road Cutting
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Comments:Parallel growth crystals lining a void between lava pillows enclosing celestine
Habit:short prismatic druse
Colour:colorless to amethystine
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Celestineβ“˜4 photos of Quartz associated with Celestine at this locality.
Datoliteβ“˜4 photos of Quartz associated with Datolite at this locality.
Hematiteβ“˜1 photo of Quartz associated with Hematite at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view State Route 4 road cut, Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:968879
Long-form Identifier:1:3:968879:7
GUID (UUID V4):13cb2426-a0bc-4d5d-83ce-e3f100d5f6a7
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
0.8km (0.5 miles) β“˜Farmington Trap Rock Quarry, Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
2.7km (1.7 miles) β“˜Tomasso Quarry, Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
4.1km (2.6 miles) β“˜State Route 9 & State Route 71 Interchange, New Britain, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
5.3km (3.3 miles) β“˜135 Fenn Road, Newington, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
5.3km (3.3 miles) β“˜Arute Field, New Britain, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
5.4km (3.3 miles) β“˜The Woodlands, Newington, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
5.4km (3.4 miles) β“˜Fenn Road, Newington, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
5.7km (3.5 miles) β“˜Journey Road quarry, Plainville, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
5.8km (3.6 miles) β“˜State Route 372 construction site, Plainville, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
5.8km (3.6 miles) β“˜Trap Rock quarry, Plainville, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
References
Moritz, Harold (n.d.) Personal Communication.
 
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