| Locality type: | Quarry |
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| Species: | Quartz |
| Formula: | SiO2 |
| Comments: | Crystals can reach 6 cm. |
| Habit: | stubby prisms, some with "corncob" habit, commonly in parallel-growth, doubly-terminated plates |
| Colour: | white |
| Quality for species: | Good crystals or rich for species - important (!) |
| Abundance at site: | Common |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Confirmed |
| Confirmation Methods: | Visually Identified |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Quartz data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Lantern Hill Quarry (Silex Quarry; U.S. Silica Company Quarry), North Stonington, New London County, Connecticut, USA |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (30 photos) |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 148690 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:148690:2 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Quartz |
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| 10.3km (6.4 miles) | ⓘWhite Rock Quarry, Westerly, Washington County, Rhode Island, USA |
| 12.3km (7.6 miles) | ⓘState Route 1 bypass, Westerly, Washington County, Rhode Island, USA |
| 13.2km (8.2 miles) | ⓘMasons Island Quarry, Stonington, New London County, Connecticut, USA |
| 13.6km (8.4 miles) | ⓘRedstone Granite Quarry (Cherenzia Quarry), Westerly, Washington County, Rhode Island, USA |
| 14.0km (8.7 miles) | ⓘSmith Granite quarry, Westerly, Washington County, Rhode Island, USA |
| 14.2km (8.8 miles) | ⓘDiamond Hill (Ashaway Village), Ashaway, Hopkinton, Washington County, Rhode Island, USA |
| 14.8km (9.2 miles) | ⓘFalls of the Yantic River, Norwich, New London County, Connecticut, USA |
| 18.5km (11.5 miles) | ⓘGoos Quarry, Waterford, New London County, Connecticut, USA |
| 18.8km (11.7 miles) | ⓘFlatrock Quarry (Flat Rock Quarry; Crystal Mall), Waterford, New London County, Connecticut, USA |
| 19.1km (11.9 miles) | ⓘSullivan Quarry (Armetta Quarry; Copar Quarry; Westerly Granite Co. Quarry), Bradford, Westerly, Washington County, Rhode Island, USA |
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Lantern Hill Quarry, North Stonington, New London County, Connecticut, USA