Bates' Rock Road, Southbury, New Haven County, Connecticut, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Bates' Rock Road | Road |
| Southbury | - not defined - |
| New Haven County | County |
| Connecticut | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
41° 30' 0'' North , 73° 14' 4'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Mindat Locality ID:
105985
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:105985:7
GUID (UUID V4):
c0bcc146-b063-4e86-af33-040dbd9cbe03
Currently underneath a housing development. Construction during the 1990s uncovered a pillowed section of the Orenaug basalt with interstitial spaces between pillows up to as long as an arm. These spaces contained fine examples of amethyst, smoky quartz and quartz epimorphs encrusting now dissolved anhydrite, commonly incorrectly labelled as coming from the nearby O & G quarry. These finds were made by Bill Barrett, a local contractor and mineral collector widely known for his excellent and extensive collection of Southbury minerals.
Exact spot not certain, coordinates are approximate.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsMineral List
6 valid minerals.
* - Minerals that have never been found, but their existence is inferred in some way (e.g. from pseudomorphs)
Detailed Mineral List:
| ✪ Anhydrite Formula: CaSO4 Habit: acicular, bladed Description: Early-forming crystals naturally dissolved later in the paragenesis but beforehand were encrusted by drusy quartz, to at least 5 cm. References: |
| ✪ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 Habit: rhombohedral, scalenohedral Colour: white, pale yellow Fluorescence: magenta/pink to red, best under MW, SW similar but usually weaker References: |
| ⓘ Goethite Formula: α-Fe3+O(OH) Habit: needles Colour: brown Description: dusting of tiny needles on quartz References: |
| ⓘ Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 Habit: blebs, flakes to rosettes Colour: dark red Description: Small blebs and encrustations on quartz. References: |
| ⓘ Prehnite Formula: Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2 Habit: botryoidal aggregates Colour: pale green References: |
| ✪ Quartz Formula: SiO2 Habit: bipyramidal quartzoid Colour: milky to colorless Description: Typically as druzes and aggregates of prismless quartzoids formed as columnar epimorphs on now dissolved anhydrite to several cm. References: |
| ✪ Quartz var. Agate Colour: Typical (for the Orenaug Basalt) bands of white, blue-gray, smoky brown. References: |
| ✪ Quartz var. Amethyst Formula: SiO2 Habit: Cumberland habit Colour: Purple, in radial zones. Description: Crystals to about 2 cm, in layers capping or overgrowing milky quartz. References: |
| ✪ Quartz var. Chalcedony Formula: SiO2 Colour: Typical (for the Orenaug Basalt) bands of white, blue-gray, smoky brown. References: |
| ✪ Quartz var. Smoky Quartz Formula: SiO2 Habit: Cumberland habit (prismless quartzoids) Colour: smoky brown References: |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Goethite | 4.00. | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
| ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ | Quartz var. Agate | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | var. Amethyst | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | var. Chalcedony | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 | |
| ⓘ | var. Smoky Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Anhydrite ? | 7.AD.30 | CaSO4 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Prehnite | 9.DP.20 | Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Goethite | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
| H | ⓘ Prehnite | Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2 |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Quartz var. Amethyst | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Anhydrite | CaSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Goethite | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| O | ⓘ Prehnite | Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz var. Smoky Quartz | SiO2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Prehnite | Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Amethyst | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Prehnite | Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Smoky Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Anhydrite | CaSO4 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Anhydrite | CaSO4 |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Prehnite | Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Goethite | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
| Fe | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
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