Locality type: Quarry Classification Species: Datolite Formula: CaB(SiO4 )(OH) Comments: Present mostly as white, granular replacement of earlier chalcedony, grading to 2 mm tabular crystals or druses. Much of it replaced by prehnite. Habit: massive, granular, to small glassy crystals Colour: white to pale apple green Quality for species: Poor for species, only of interest for locality collectors. (#) Abundance at site: Common Confirmation Validity: Confirmed Confirmation Methods: Visually Identified Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: Prehnite 26 Calcite 6 Pumpellyite Group 4 Fluorapophyllite-(K) 3 Quartz 3 Anhydrite 2 Pyrite 2 Sphalerite 1 Hematite 1 Data Mineral Data: Click here to view Datolite data Locality Data: Click here to view O & G Southbury Quarry (Silliman Quarry; O & G No. 2 Quarry), Orenaug Hills, Woodbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA Photo Gallery View Gallery (13 photos) Data Identifiers Mindat Occurrence Record ID: 657168 Long-form Identifier: 1:3:657168:9 GUID (UUID V4 ): 0 Nearest other occurrences of Datolite
3.6km (2.2 miles) ⓘ O & G Woodbury Traprock Quarry (Orenaug Quarry; O & G No. 1 Quarry), Orenaug Hills, Woodbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA 16.5km (10.2 miles) ⓘ U. S. Route 7 Expressway (Danbury line to Iron Works District), Brookfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA 23.0km (14.3 miles) ⓘ Roaring Brook, Cheshire, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA 23.0km (14.3 miles) ⓘ North Street mall, Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA 23.8km (14.8 miles) ⓘ Thomaston Dam railroad cut, Thomaston Dam, Thomaston, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA 24.3km (15.1 miles) ⓘ Cheshire Traprock Quarry, Cheshire, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA 27.4km (17.0 miles) ⓘ Interstate 691 and State Route 10 Interchange, Cheshire, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA 32.5km (20.2 miles) ⓘ Hubbard Park Quartz locality, Meriden, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA 33.6km (20.9 miles) ⓘ Pillow lava locality, Meriden, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA 35.4km (22.0 miles) ⓘ Meriden Trap Rock Quarry (Lane's Quarry), Meriden, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA References Search for references including Datolite O & G Southbury Quarry (Silliman Quarry; O & G No. 2 Quarry), Orenaug Hills, Woodbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
O & G Southbury Quarry, Orenaug Hills, Woodbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA