Locality type: Quarry Classification Species: Quartz Formula: SiO2 Comments: Major component of the pegmatite in general, though most of it is the smoky variety, especially the pocket crystals. Habit: massive Colour: white to colorless Quality for species: Rock forming mineral/non-crystalline/little interest for collectors.(##) Abundance at site: Extremely common Confirmation Validity: Believed Valid Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: Elbaite 66 Albite 43 - var Cleavelandite 14 Muscovite 39 - var Schernikite 17 Cookeite 38 Beryl 32 Fluorapatite 15 Microcline 12 Topaz 9 Columbite-(Fe) 7 Fluorite 6 - var Chlorophane 6 Lepidolite 5 Microlite Group 4 Cassiterite 2 Schorl 2 Quartz 2 - var Smoky Quartz 1 - var Amethyst 1 Data Mineral Data: Click here to view Quartz data Locality Data: Click here to view Gillette Quarry (J-J Mine; Haddam Neck Quarry), Haddam Neck, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA Photo Gallery View Gallery (22 photos) Data Identifiers Mindat Occurrence Record ID: 38368 Long-form Identifier: 1:3:38368:4 GUID (UUID V4 ): 0 Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
0.6km (0.4 miles) ⓘ Quarry Hill (Brainerd Quarries; Shailor Quarries), Haddam Neck, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA 1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘ Tidewater feldspar quarry, Haddam Neck, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA 1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘ Thulite locality, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA 1.5km (0.9 miles) ⓘ Chrysoberyl locality, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA 1.5km (0.9 miles) ⓘ Knudsen prospects, Haddam Neck, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA 1.5km (1.0 miles) ⓘ Connecticut Yankee atomic power plant, Haddam Neck, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA 1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘ Feldspar quarry, Haddam Neck, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA 1.7km (1.1 miles) ⓘ Hill above the parsonage (unnamed feldspar quarry), Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA 1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘ Kelsey prospect (Parmalee farm), Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA 1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘ Tourmaline locality, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA References Cameron, Eugene N., Larrabee, David M., McNair, Andrew H., Page, James J., Stewart, Glen W., Shainin, Vincent E. (1954) Pegmatite Investigations, 1942-45, in New England. Geological Survey Professional Paper 255. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/pp255 Search for references including Quartz Gillette Quarry (J-J Mine; Haddam Neck Quarry), Haddam Neck, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
Gillette Quarry, Haddam Neck, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA