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Quartz from
Huckleberry Hill, Avon, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA


Locality type:Hill
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Formation:Primary
Comments:Crystals to 15 cm
Habit:Stubby prismatic "corn cob" habit, or parallel-growth typically with only terminations showing
Colour:Milky, smoky to amethystine.
Quality for species:Good crystals or rich for species - important (!)
Abundance at site:Very common
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Limonite5
Pyrite5
Quartz4
- var Chalcedony4
Muscovite3
Pyromorphite3
Grossular3
Diopside3
Manganese Oxides2
- var Manganese Dendrites2
Microcline2
Galena2
Almandine2
Schorl1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Huckleberry Hill, Avon, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (13 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:754564
Long-form Identifier:1:3:754564:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
1.4km (0.9 miles) Collinsville, Canton, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
1.8km (1.1 miles) State Route 179 road cut (State Route 4 road cut Collinsville), Burlington, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
2.9km (1.8 miles) Canton Lead Mines (Cherry Brook lead mine; Dyer Farm zinc mine), Rattlesnake Hill, Canton, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
6.0km (3.7 miles) Knapp Prospect, Canton, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
8.8km (5.5 miles) Ratlum Mountain, Canton, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
9.4km (5.8 miles) Robin Drive, Ratlum Mountain, Canton, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
10.4km (6.4 miles) Bristol Copper Mine, Bristol, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
12.4km (7.7 miles) State Route 4 road cut, Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
12.5km (7.7 miles) Farmington Trap Rock Quarry, Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
13.6km (8.5 miles) Tomasso Quarry, Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
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