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Quartz from
State Route 8 interchange 34 (formerly 37), Watertown, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA


Locality type:Road Cutting
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Rutile1
Albite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view State Route 8 interchange 34 (formerly 37), Watertown, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:130968
Long-form Identifier:1:3:130968:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
1.5km (0.9 miles) ⓘBlue Stone Quarry, Waterbury, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
2.1km (1.3 miles) ⓘRoute 73 quarry, Waterbury, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
4.9km (3.1 miles) ⓘWaterbury Road quarry, Thomaston, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
5.9km (3.7 miles) ⓘReynolds Bridge, Thomaston, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
7.2km (4.5 miles) ⓘWoodtick quarry, Wolcott, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
9.1km (5.7 miles) ⓘState Routes 8 and 222 interchange, Thomaston, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
9.5km (5.9 miles) ⓘWoodhaven, Waterbury, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
9.8km (6.1 miles) ⓘState Route 8 exit 29, Naugatuck, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
10.3km (6.4 miles) ⓘThomaston Dam pegmatite, Thomaston Dam, Thomaston, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
10.4km (6.4 miles) ⓘTurkey Hill, Prospect, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
References
Januzzi, Ron E., Seaman, David M. (1976) Mineral Localities of Connecticut and Southeastern New York State and Pegmatite Minerals of the World. The Mineralogical Press, Danbury, Connecticut, USA.
 
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