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Amethyst from
State Route 9 - Ellis Street and State Route 72 interchanges (State Route 72 roadcut), New Britain, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA


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Amethyst

State Route 9 - Ellis Street and State Route 72 interchanges, New Britain, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
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Amethyst

State Route 9 - Ellis Street and State Route 72 interchanges, New Britain, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
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Amethyst

State Route 9 - Ellis Street and State Route 72 interchanges, New Britain, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
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Amethyst

State Route 9 - Ellis Street and State Route 72 interchanges, New Britain, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
08646940017272088347011.jpg
Amethyst

State Route 9 - Ellis Street and State Route 72 interchanges, New Britain, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
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Amethyst

State Route 9 - Ellis Street and State Route 72 interchanges, New Britain, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
Locality type:Road Cutting
Classification
Species:Quartz var: Amethyst
Formula:SiO2
Comments:In fault veins usually as plates of parallel crystals grading to colorless quartz. In gas vesicles in basalt.
Habit:short prismatic to prismless
Colour:purple
Abundance at site:Rare
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Amethyst data
Locality Data:Click here to view State Route 9 - Ellis Street and State Route 72 interchanges (State Route 72 roadcut), New Britain, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:37837
Long-form Identifier:1:3:37837:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Amethyst
2.8km (1.7 miles) ⓘHart's Lead Mine, Berlin, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
5.2km (3.2 miles) ⓘPlainville Trap Rock Quarry (Tilcon New Britain Quarry), Plainville, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
6.1km (3.8 miles) ⓘThe Woodlands, Newington, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
6.3km (3.9 miles) ⓘ2368-2384 Berlin Turnpike (Former Hartford Drive-In), Newington, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
6.5km (4.1 miles) ⓘState Route 372 construction site, Plainville, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
6.6km (4.1 miles) ⓘClark farm (Holler's Mine), Southington, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
8.1km (5.0 miles) ⓘHawthorne Drive, Berlin, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
8.4km (5.2 miles) ⓘBalf Quarry, Newington, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
8.5km (5.3 miles) ⓘFarmington Trap Rock Quarry, Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
10.8km (6.7 miles) ⓘMeriden Trap Rock Quarry (Lane's Quarry), Meriden, 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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