Apophyllite Group from
Cheshire Traprock Quarry, Cheshire, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
| Locality type: | Quarry | |
| Classification | ||
|---|---|---|
| Species: | 'Apophyllite Group' (not an IMA approved species) | |
| Formula: | AB4[Si8O20]X · 8H2O | |
| Formation: | Secondary | |
| Comments: | "Crystalline seams of apophyllite from the Cheshire trap rock quarry were identified by the greenish-white fluorescence of melted portions, under UV." Januzzi (1976). As corroded, chalky white, rectangular prism microcrystals with pinacoid terminations. | |
| Habit: | rectangular prisms with square cross-section and pinacoidal terminations | |
| Colour: | chalky white | |
| Quality for species: | Poor for species, only of interest for locality collectors. (#) | |
| Abundance at site: | Very Rare | |
| Confirmation | ||
| Validity: | Confirmed | |
| Confirmation Methods: | Visually Identified | |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: | ||
| Calcite | 1 | |
| Data | ||
| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Apophyllite Group data | |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Cheshire Traprock Quarry, Cheshire, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA | |
| Data Identifiers | ||
| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 736305 | |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:736305:4 | |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 | |
| Nearest other occurrences of Apophyllite Group | ||
| 15.1km (9.4 miles) | ⓘRoute 66 outcrops, Middlefield, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA | |
| 16.9km (10.5 miles) | ⓘReed's Gap Quarry (New Haven Trap Rock quarry; Tilcon Durham quarry), Durham, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA | |
| 18.3km (11.4 miles) | ⓘPlainville Trap Rock Quarry (Tilcon New Britain Quarry), Plainville, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA | |
| 22.8km (14.2 miles) | ⓘO & G Woodbury Traprock Quarry (Orenaug Quarry; O & G No. 1 Quarry), Orenaug Hills, Woodbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA | |
| 23.4km (14.5 miles) | ⓘThomaston Dam railroad cut, Thomaston Dam, Thomaston, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA | |
| 24.3km (15.1 miles) | ⓘO & G Southbury Quarry (Silliman Quarry; O & G No. 2 Quarry), Orenaug Hills, Woodbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA | |
| 25.8km (16.0 miles) | ⓘSawteeth Ridge, Southbury, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA | |
| 32.4km (20.1 miles) | ⓘInterstate 84 road cuts (Route 6A bypass), Newtown, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA | |
| 32.9km (20.4 miles) | ⓘState Route 44 road cut, Avon, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA | |
| 37.6km (23.4 miles) | ⓘSky Ridge railroad cut, Hawleyville, Newtown, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA | |
| References | ||
Cheshire Traprock Quarry, Cheshire, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA