| Locality type: | Quarry |
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| Species: | Opal var: Opal-AN |
| Formula: | SiO2 · nH2O |
| Comments: | Not easily detected unless a UV lamp is used. |
| Habit: | coatings |
| Colour: | colorless |
| Luminescent properties: | green |
| Quality for species: | Poor for species, only of interest for locality collectors. (#) |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Opal-AN data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Blue Stone Quarry, Waterbury, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 840197 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:840197:7 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Opal-AN |
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| 11.2km (7.0 miles) | ⓘThomaston Dam railroad cut, Thomaston Dam, Thomaston, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 12.5km (7.8 miles) | ⓘNonnewaug River Industrial Park, Woodbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 13.8km (8.6 miles) | ⓘLead Mine Brook, Harwinton, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 18.6km (11.6 miles) | ⓘState Routes 8 and 118 interchange, Harwinton, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 19.5km (12.1 miles) | ⓘCurtis Quarry, Southford, Southbury, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA |
| 24.5km (15.2 miles) | ⓘRoxbury Iron Mine, Mine Hill, Roxbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 30.2km (18.7 miles) | ⓘ2368-2384 Berlin Turnpike (Former Hartford Drive-In), Newington, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
| 32.1km (20.0 miles) | ⓘSky Ridge railroad cut, Hawleyville, Newtown, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 32.7km (20.3 miles) | ⓘRoebling Quarry, Upper Merryall, New Milford, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 33.1km (20.6 miles) | ⓘU. S. Route 7 Expressway (Danbury line to Iron Works District), Brookfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
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Blue Stone Quarry, Waterbury, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA