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Quartz from
Reynolds Bridge, Thomaston, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA


Locality type:Road Cutting
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Quality for species:Rock forming mineral/non-crystalline/little interest for collectors.(##)
Abundance at site:Very common
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Microcline1
Muscovite1
Albite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Reynolds Bridge, Thomaston, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1012580
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1012580:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
1.0km (0.6 miles) Waterbury Road quarry, Thomaston, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
3.4km (2.1 miles) State Routes 8 and 222 interchange, Thomaston, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
4.7km (2.9 miles) Thomaston Dam pegmatite, Thomaston Dam, Thomaston, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
5.0km (3.1 miles) Thomaston Dam railroad cut, Thomaston Dam, Thomaston, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
5.9km (3.7 miles) State Route 8 interchange 34 (formerly 37), Watertown, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
6.1km (3.8 miles) Morris Dam Quarry (East Morris Dam), Morris, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
6.7km (4.2 miles) Blue Stone Quarry, Waterbury, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
7.7km (4.8 miles) Lead Mine Brook, Harwinton, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
7.9km (4.9 miles) Route 73 quarry, Waterbury, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
10.5km (6.5 miles) Rock Brook, Harwinton, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
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