Captain Cook's Quarry (Purdy Station Quarry), Newtown, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Captain Cook's Quarry (Purdy Station Quarry) | Quarry |
| Newtown | Town |
| Fairfield County | County |
| Connecticut | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
41° 21' 6'' North , 73° 19' 47'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Newtown | 1,967 (2017) | 7.3km |
| Bethel | 9,549 (2017) | 7.3km |
| Easton | 7,625 (2017) | 11.3km |
| Danbury | 84,657 (2017) | 11.4km |
| Georgetown | 1,805 (2017) | 13.8km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Danbury Mineralogical Society | Danbury, Connecticut | 11km |
| New Haven Mineral Club | New Haven, Connecticut | 34km |
| Stamford Mineralogical Society | Stamford, Connecticut | 37km |
| Bristol Gem & Mineral Club | Bristol, Connecticut | 48km |
| Lapidary and Mineral Society of Central Connecticut | Meriden, Connecticut | 48km |
Old pegmatite quarry that produced good specimens of beryl similar to that found at Biermann's Quarry, but not pseudomorphed by bertrandite.
Although he [Captain Charles Cook from New Milford] was working the Young farm quarry, he continued to search for other feldspar sources and by January 1922 he had opened another site in the Hopewell district. This quarry was located just off the end of Purdy Station Road and in August 1922, the editor of The Newtown Bee visited it to give a short account of its operation in the August 11th issue. According to him, Cook was extracting between 100 and 200 tons of feldspar a month which he was transporting by truck to Bethel where it was shipped by rail to Trenton, NJ. At the time of the visit, Cook has opened a pit large enough to put a house in, “and which was being furiously worked larger. Some men were drilling for the blasts and others picked out feldspar into wheelbarrows ready to be placed in piles for loading onto the trucks.” The town benefited in a material way from Cook’s operation in that he used the crushed stone which was a by-product of the feldspar separation, to fill in holes and low spots in the road leading from the quarry out to Hattertown Road and up Hattertown toward the junction with Boggs Hill Road. The modern stretches of road here, which have been covered with asphalt, are actually ballasted and still contain the residue of Cook’s quarry.Cruson, 1991
Although he [Captain Charles Cook from New Milford] was working the Young farm quarry, he continued to search for other feldspar sources and by January 1922 he had opened another site in the Hopewell district. This quarry was located just off the end of Purdy Station Road and in August 1922, the editor of The Newtown Bee visited it to give a short account of its operation in the August 11th issue. According to him, Cook was extracting between 100 and 200 tons of feldspar a month which he was transporting by truck to Bethel where it was shipped by rail to Trenton, NJ. At the time of the visit, Cook has opened a pit large enough to put a house in, “and which was being furiously worked larger. Some men were drilling for the blasts and others picked out feldspar into wheelbarrows ready to be placed in piles for loading onto the trucks.” The town benefited in a material way from Cook’s operation in that he used the crushed stone which was a by-product of the feldspar separation, to fill in holes and low spots in the road leading from the quarry out to Hattertown Road and up Hattertown toward the junction with Boggs Hill Road. The modern stretches of road here, which have been covered with asphalt, are actually ballasted and still contain the residue of Cook’s quarry.Cruson, 1991
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Albite Formula: Na(AlSi3O8) |
| ⓘ Bertrandite Formula: Be4(Si2O7)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Beryl Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| ⓘ 'Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series' References: |
| ⓘ Microcline Formula: K(AlSi3O8) |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Quartz var. Smoky Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Schorl Formula: NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) References: |
| ⓘ Spessartine Formula: Mn2+3Al2(SiO4)3 References: |
| ⓘ 'Tourmaline' Formula: AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| ⓘ Zircon Formula: Zr(SiO4) References: |
| ⓘ Zircon var. Cyrtolite Formula: Zr[(SiO4),(OH)4] References: |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | var. Smoky Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Spessartine | 9.AD.25 | Mn2+3Al2(SiO4)3 |
| ⓘ | Zircon | 9.AD.30 | Zr(SiO4) |
| ⓘ | var. Cyrtolite | 9.AD.30 | Zr[(SiO4),(OH)4] |
| ⓘ | Bertrandite | 9.BD.05 | Be4(Si2O7)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Beryl | 9.CJ.05 | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| ⓘ | Schorl | 9.CK.05 | NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| ⓘ | Microcline | 9.FA.30 | K(AlSi3O8) |
| ⓘ | Albite | 9.FA.35 | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Tourmaline' | - | AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| ⓘ | 'Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Bertrandite | Be4(Si2O7)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| H | ⓘ Zircon var. Cyrtolite | Zr[(SiO4),(OH)4] |
| Be | Beryllium | |
| Be | ⓘ Bertrandite | Be4(Si2O7)(OH)2 |
| Be | ⓘ Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| B | Boron | |
| B | ⓘ Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| B | ⓘ Tourmaline | AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| O | ⓘ Bertrandite | Be4(Si2O7)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| O | ⓘ Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Quartz var. Smoky Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Spessartine | Mn32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
| O | ⓘ Tourmaline | AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| O | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| O | ⓘ Zircon var. Cyrtolite | Zr[(SiO4),(OH)4] |
| O | ⓘ Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series | |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Na | ⓘ Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Al | ⓘ Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| Al | ⓘ Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Al | ⓘ Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Al | ⓘ Spessartine | Mn32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | ⓘ Bertrandite | Be4(Si2O7)(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| Si | ⓘ Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Smoky Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Spessartine | Mn32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
| Si | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| Si | ⓘ Zircon var. Cyrtolite | Zr[(SiO4),(OH)4] |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Mn | Manganese | |
| Mn | ⓘ Spessartine | Mn32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
| Mn | ⓘ Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series | |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Fe | ⓘ Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series | |
| Zr | Zirconium | |
| Zr | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| Zr | ⓘ Zircon var. Cyrtolite | Zr[(SiO4),(OH)4] |
| Nb | Niobium | |
| Nb | ⓘ Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series | |
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Captain Cook's Quarry, Newtown, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA