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Smoky Quartz from
McLay Avenue, East Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA


Locality type:Construction Site
Classification
Species:Quartz var: Smoky Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Comments:Micro-crystals in small pockets, typically penetrated by acicular goethite.
Habit:bipyramidal with very short or no prism.
Colour:light brown to black
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:
Calcite4
Goethite3
Hematite2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Smoky Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view McLay Avenue, East Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (4 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:760043
Long-form Identifier:1:3:760043:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Smoky Quartz
0.1km (0.1 miles) Cinque Quarry, East Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
1.5km (0.9 miles) Foxon quarry, Foxon, East Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
2.1km (1.3 miles) High Street and Interstate 95 interchange, East Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
29.7km (18.4 miles) John Salak Quarry, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
30.7km (19.1 miles) Curtis Quarry, Southford, Southbury, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
32.6km (20.3 miles) Dripps Road, Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
33.0km (20.5 miles) State Route 9 Interchange 13 - Beaver Meadow Road, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
33.8km (21.0 miles) Magnetite occurrences, Higganum, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
34.0km (21.1 miles) Hewitt Gem Quarry (Herb's Gem Quarry; Sawmill Quarry), Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
34.0km (21.1 miles) Timms Hill (Tim's Hill; Iolite Hill), Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
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