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Quartz from
Green Mountain Quarry, West Cornwall, Cornwall, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Comments:Major component of the pegmatite.
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:
Beryl1
Muscovite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Green Mountain Quarry, West Cornwall, Cornwall, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:654232
Long-form Identifier:1:3:654232:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
2.3km (1.4 miles) ⓘMine Mountain, Cornwall, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
2.5km (1.5 miles) ⓘMine Mountain graphite prospect, Cornwall, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
9.1km (5.7 miles) ⓘBarrack Mountain, Falls Village, Canaan, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
13.7km (8.5 miles) ⓘRedwing Quarry, Falls Village, Canaan, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
14.2km (8.8 miles) ⓘConklin Limestone Company quarry (Falls Village Quarry), Falls Village, Canaan, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
17.5km (10.9 miles) ⓘPfizer Company Marble Quarry, Canaan, North Canaan, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
18.9km (11.8 miles) ⓘTown Farm Road, Litchfield, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
20.4km (12.7 miles) ⓘState Route 118 Bantam River bridge, Litchfield, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
20.4km (12.7 miles) ⓘKent Iron Mine (Limonite mine), Kent, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
20.8km (12.9 miles) ⓘNew Preston, Washington, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
References
USGS Professional Paper 255: 305.
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
 
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