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Heulandite-Ca from
O & G Southbury Quarry (Silliman Quarry; O & G No. 2 Quarry), Orenaug Hills, Woodbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Heulandite-Ca
Formula:(Ca,Na)5(Si27Al9)O72 · 26H2O
Formation:Secondary
Comments:Confirmed in 2018 via SEM-EDS analyses. Late forming crystals to 2 cm perched on quartz or prehnite with other zeolites and fluoapophyllite-K.
Habit:coffin-shaped prisms
Colour:white to almond, colorless
Quality for species:Good crystals or rich for species - important (!)
Abundance at site:Common
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:SEM-EDS
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz20
- var Chalcedony5
- var Amethyst1
Anhydrite13
Calcite11
Chabazite-Ca8
Pumpellyite Group5
Stilbite-Ca3
Laumontite3
Stilbite Subgroup2
Prehnite2
Pyrite2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Heulandite-Ca data
Locality Data:Click here to view O & G Southbury Quarry (Silliman Quarry; O & G No. 2 Quarry), Orenaug Hills, Woodbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (6 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1286664
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1286664:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Heulandite-Ca
3.6km (2.2 miles) O & G Woodbury Traprock Quarry (Orenaug Quarry; O & G No. 1 Quarry), Orenaug Hills, Woodbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
12.4km (7.7 miles) Interstate 84 road cuts (Route 6A bypass), Newtown, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
13.5km (8.4 miles) State Route 67 construction site, Oxford, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
14.1km (8.8 miles) Route 73 quarry, Waterbury, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
15.4km (9.6 miles) Sky Ridge railroad cut, Hawleyville, Newtown, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
16.5km (10.2 miles) U. S. Route 7 Expressway (Danbury line to Iron Works District), Brookfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
16.7km (10.4 miles) Blue Stone Quarry, Waterbury, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
23.8km (14.8 miles) Thomaston Dam railroad cut, Thomaston Dam, Thomaston, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
24.8km (15.4 miles) Old Mine Plaza construction site, Long Hill, Trumbull, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
30.8km (19.2 miles) South Main Street construction site, Torrington, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
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