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Quartz from
Gailor Quarry, Saratoga Springs, Saratoga County, New York, USA


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Formation:Secondary
Comments:"Small doubly terminated gemmy crystas of excellent quality associated with calcite, and especially dolomite, on limestone." Zodac (1940).
"The best...are comparable to the finest Little Falls Diamonds found at the type locality near Little Falls 70 miles to the west." Rowley (951).
Abundance at site:Very common
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Calcite1
Dolomite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Gailor Quarry, Saratoga Springs, Saratoga County, New York, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:657680
Long-form Identifier:1:3:657680:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
1.7km (1.0 miles) ⓘGreenfield pegmatite, Greenfield Township, Saratoga County, New York, USA
7.2km (4.5 miles) ⓘGreenfield, Greenfield Township, Saratoga County, New York, USA
25.9km (16.1 miles) ⓘOverlook Quarry (Atlas Feldspar Company Quarry; Atlas Quarry; Day Quarry), Overlook, Saratoga County, New York, USA
28.0km (17.4 miles) ⓘGarnet Pit, Batchellerville, Edinburg Township, Saratoga County, New York, USA
28.4km (17.6 miles) ⓘMohawk Quarry, Batchellerville, Saratoga County, New York, USA
30.3km (18.8 miles) ⓘClaspka Mining Company Quarry, Batchellerville, Edinburg Township, Saratoga County, New York, USA
39.6km (24.6 miles) ⓘWerner Prospect 1, Mayfield, Fulton County, New York, USA
48.5km (30.1 miles) ⓘDominick Ashley Quarry, Putnam Mountain, Fort Ann, Washington County, New York, USA
50.2km (31.2 miles) ⓘTibbets Mine, Bennington, Bennington County, Vermont, USA
52.7km (32.7 miles) ⓘIndian Ladder, Albany County, New York, USA
References
Zodac, Peter, (1940) Gailor Limestone Quarry in Saratoga Springs, N. Y. Rocks and Minerals, 15 (10): 340-341.
Rowley, Elmer B. (1951) Crystal Collecting at Saratoga Springs, N. Y. Rocks & Minerals, 26 (9) 528-532 doi:10.1080/00357529.1951.11768242
Robinson, George W., Chamberlain, Steven C. (2007) Gazetteer of Major New York State Mineral Localities. Rocks & Minerals, 82 (6) 472-483 doi:10.3200/rmin.82.6.474-483
 
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