| Locality type: | Quarry |
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| Species: | Quartz var: Smoky Quartz |
| Formula: | SiO2 |
| Comments: | Crystals to 1 cm, commonly penetrated by goethite fibers. |
| Habit: | very short prismatic or quartzoid |
| Colour: | dark brown to black |
| 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 |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Calcite | 2 |
| Hematite | 2 |
| Goethite | 2 |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Smoky Quartz data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Cinque Quarry, East Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 37853 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:37853:0 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Smoky Quartz |
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| 0.1km (0.1 miles) | ⓘMcLay Avenue, East Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA |
| 1.6km (1.0 miles) | ⓘFoxon quarry, Foxon, East Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA |
| 2.0km (1.3 miles) | ⓘHigh Street and Interstate 95 interchange, East Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA |
| 29.8km (18.5 miles) | ⓘJohn Salak Quarry, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 30.7km (19.1 miles) | ⓘCurtis Quarry, Southford, Southbury, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA |
| 32.7km (20.3 miles) | ⓘDripps Road, Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 33.0km (20.5 miles) | ⓘState Route 9 Interchange 13 - Beaver Meadow Road, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 33.9km (21.1 miles) | ⓘMagnetite occurrences, Higganum, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 34.1km (21.2 miles) | ⓘHewitt Gem Quarry (Herb's Gem Quarry; Sawmill Quarry), Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 34.1km (21.2 miles) | ⓘCivilian Conservation Corps Quarry (CCC Quarry; Smith Quarry; Turkey Hill quarry lot), Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
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Cinque Quarry, East Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA