| Locality type: | Road Cutting |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Quartz |
| Formula: | SiO2 |
| Formation: | Primary, Secondary |
| Comments: | Mostly rock forming in pegmatite, granite gneiss and quartzite, but small to micro crystals found in Alpine clefts with dolomite or schorl. |
| Habit: | elongated prismatic |
| Colour: | milky, rose, smoky, clear |
| Quality for species: | Rock forming mineral/non-crystalline/little interest for collectors.(##) |
| Abundance at site: | Common |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Albite | 11 |
| - var Cleavelandite | 1 |
| Schorl | 5 |
| Opal | 5 |
| - var Opal-AN | 5 |
| Vivianite | 5 |
| Elbaite | 4 |
| Microcline | 4 |
| Metaswitzerite | 4 |
| Dolomite | 3 |
| Beryl | 2 |
| Tantalite-(Mn) | 2 |
| Spodumene | 2 |
| Chrysoberyl | 2 |
| Chalcopyrite | 2 |
| Scapolite | 2 |
| Triphylite | 1 |
| Pyrite | 1 |
| Uraninite | 1 |
| Fluorapatite | 1 |
| Clinozoisite | 1 |
| Datolite | 1 |
| K Feldspar | 1 |
| - var Adularia | 1 |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Quartz data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view U. S. Route 7 Expressway (Danbury line to Iron Works District), Brookfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (3 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 810531 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:810531:8 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Quartz |
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| 2.3km (1.4 miles) | ⓘDanbury beryl prospect, Brookfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 3.0km (1.8 miles) | ⓘAgstone Company Limestone Quarry, Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 4.0km (2.5 miles) | ⓘSky Ridge railroad cut, Hawleyville, Newtown, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 4.8km (3.0 miles) | ⓘIlmenite locality, Bridgewater, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 6.7km (4.2 miles) | ⓘNorth Street mall, Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 7.2km (4.5 miles) | ⓘCook Quarry on Harry Wiley Farm, Newtown, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 7.4km (4.6 miles) | ⓘGrace Feldspar Mine, Newtown, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 7.9km (4.9 miles) | ⓘDanburite type locality, Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 8.3km (5.2 miles) | ⓘQuarry Pond quartz quarry, Southbury, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA |
| 8.9km (5.5 miles) | ⓘOld Quarry Nature Center, Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| References |
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U. S. Route 7 Expressway, Brookfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA