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Milky Quartz from
Quartz locality, Moosup, Plainfield, Windham County, Connecticut, USA


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Milky Quartz

Quartz locality, Moosup, Plainfield, Windham County, Connecticut, USA
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Milky Quartz

Quartz locality, Moosup, Plainfield, Windham County, Connecticut, USA
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Milky Quartz

Quartz locality, Moosup, Plainfield, Windham County, Connecticut, USA
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Milky Quartz

Quartz locality, Moosup, Plainfield, Windham County, Connecticut, USA
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Milky Quartz

Quartz locality, Moosup, Plainfield, Windham County, Connecticut, USA
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Milky Quartz

Quartz locality, Moosup, Plainfield, Windham County, Connecticut, USA
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Milky Quartz

Quartz locality, Moosup, Plainfield, Windham County, Connecticut, USA
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Milky Quartz

Quartz locality, Moosup, Plainfield, Windham County, Connecticut, USA
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Milky Quartz

Quartz locality, Moosup, Plainfield, Windham County, Connecticut, USA
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Milky Quartz

Quartz locality, Moosup, Plainfield, Windham County, Connecticut, USA
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Milky Quartz

Quartz locality, Moosup, Plainfield, Windham County, Connecticut, USA
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Milky Quartz

Quartz locality, Moosup, Plainfield, Windham County, Connecticut, USA
Classification
Species:Quartz var: Milky Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Comments:Voids of all sizes host subparallel, prismatic quartz on the walls, which grew from grains in the brecciated quartzite. Crystals can be colorless and clear or milky with parasitic "corn-cob" crystals. Scepter overgrowths also occur. Crystals can reach 8 cm.
Habit:short to elongated prisms, scepter overgrowths
Colour:milky white
Quality for species:Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!)
Abundance at site:Extremely common
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Milky Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Quartz locality, Moosup, Plainfield, Windham County, Connecticut, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (4 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:47800
Long-form Identifier:1:3:47800:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Milky Quartz
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘMoosup, Plainfield, Windham County, Connecticut, USA
32.1km (20.0 miles) ⓘDiamond Hill (Ashaway Village), Ashaway, Hopkinton, Washington County, Rhode Island, USA
43.6km (27.1 miles) ⓘLynch Quarry, Berkeley, Cumberland, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA
44.8km (27.9 miles) ⓘBonnet Shores, Narragansett, Washington County, Rhode Island, USA
47.7km (29.6 miles) ⓘDiamond Hill, Cumberland, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA
49.8km (31.0 miles) ⓘDiamond Ledge (West Stafford quartz locality; Stafford Springs quartz locality), Stafford, Tolland County, Connecticut, USA
52.2km (32.4 miles) ⓘSheldonville Gold Mine (Wrentham Gold Mine), Wrentham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
62.4km (38.8 miles) ⓘStrickland Quarry, Strickland pegmatite, Collins Hill, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
76.9km (47.8 miles) ⓘRoncari Quarry, East Granby, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
87.9km (54.6 miles) ⓘLong Hill, Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
References
Clark, Bill. (2001). Connecticut Quartz: Interesting Specimens from a former Collecting Site. Rock & Gem: 31(8).
 
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