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Quartz from
Mill Rock, Hamden, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA


Locality type:Ridge
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Formation:Primary
Comments:Druses lining cavities associated with andradite.
Colour:white
Abundance at site:Rare
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Mill Rock, Hamden, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:224947
Long-form Identifier:1:3:224947:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
5.1km (3.2 miles) ⓘFoxon quarry, Foxon, East Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
5.2km (3.2 miles) ⓘFair Haven, New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
5.3km (3.3 miles) ⓘWoodbridge Mall (Amity Shopping Center), Woodbridge, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
6.2km (3.8 miles) ⓘMcLay Avenue, East Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
6.2km (3.9 miles) ⓘCinque Quarry, East Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
6.4km (4.0 miles) ⓘLambert's Mine (Maltby Lakes Mine), West Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
6.9km (4.3 miles) ⓘAllingtown Hill, West Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
7.5km (4.6 miles) ⓘHigh Street and Interstate 95 interchange, East Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
8.4km (5.2 miles) ⓘFarm River Rock Quarry, East Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
10.5km (6.5 miles) ⓘNorth Branford Quarry, North Branford, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
References
Dana, Edward S. (1877) On the occurrence of Garnets with the Trap of New Haven, Connecticut. American Journal of Science: s3-14(81): 215-218.
 
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