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Husband Quarry #1, Husband Quarries, South Glastonbury, Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, USAi
Regional Level Types
Husband Quarry #1Quarry (Inactive)
Husband QuarriesQuarry
South GlastonburyVillage
GlastonburyTown
Hartford CountyCounty
ConnecticutState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
41° 38' 45'' North , 72° 35' 47'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Quarry (Inactive) - last checked 2020
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Glastonbury Center7,387 (2017)6.1km
Cromwell13,750 (2017)6.9km
Glastonbury31,876 (2017)7.5km
Lake Pocotopaug3,436 (2017)8.9km
Portland5,862 (2017)8.9km
Nearest Clubs:
Local clubs are the best way to get access to collecting localities
ClubLocationDistance
Lapidary and Mineral Society of Central ConnecticutMeriden, Connecticut21km
Bristol Gem & Mineral ClubBristol, Connecticut29km
New Haven Mineral ClubNew Haven, Connecticut47km
Mindat Locality ID:
404304
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:404304:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Northeasternmost of the 4 Husband Quarries.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


4 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
References:
Microcline
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
References:
Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
References:
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
References:

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 9 - Silicates
Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Microcline9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
Albite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
OOxygen
O AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
O MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
O MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O QuartzSiO2
NaSodium
Na AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
AlAluminium
Al AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Al MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Al MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Si AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Si MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Si MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si QuartzSiO2
KPotassium
K MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
K MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

North AmericaContinent
North America PlateTectonic Plate

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