| Locality type: | Road Cutting |
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| Species: | Quartz |
| Formula: | SiO2 |
| Formation: | Primary |
| Comments: | Typically parallel growth crystals 1-2 cm long, quartzoids to 1.5 cm, scepter overgrowths to 9 cm. |
| Habit: | elongated prismatic with rhombohedral terminations, quartzoid, scepter overgrowths |
| Colour: | colorless to white, smoky, purple |
| Quality for species: | Good crystals or rich for species - important (!) |
| Abundance at site: | Rare |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Quartz | 12 |
| - var Amethyst | 7 |
| - var Agate | 5 |
| Molybdenite | 1 |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Quartz data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Route 11 road cuts, Salem, New London County, Connecticut, USA |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (12 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 729161 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:729161:6 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Quartz |
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| 1.0km (0.6 miles) | ⓘGetty Granite Quarry, Salem, New London County, Connecticut, USA |
| 5.6km (3.5 miles) | ⓘRenz Quarry, Salem, New London County, Connecticut, USA |
| 11.2km (7.0 miles) | ⓘCharter Oak Federal Credit Union construction site, Waterford, New London County, Connecticut, USA |
| 12.5km (7.7 miles) | ⓘHadlyme, Lyme, New London County, Connecticut, USA |
| 12.6km (7.8 miles) | ⓘJoshua Rock Quarry, Lyme, New London County, Connecticut, USA |
| 14.4km (9.0 miles) | ⓘFlatrock Quarry (Flat Rock Quarry; Crystal Mall), Waterford, New London County, Connecticut, USA |
| 14.9km (9.2 miles) | ⓘGoos Quarry, Waterford, New London County, Connecticut, USA |
| 16.3km (10.1 miles) | ⓘSillimanite type locality, Chester, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 17.2km (10.7 miles) | ⓘFalls of the Yantic River, Norwich, New London County, Connecticut, USA |
| 17.3km (10.8 miles) | ⓘMt. Tom prospects, Moodus, East Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
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Route 11 road cuts, Salem, New London County, Connecticut, USA