Trap Rock quarry, Plainville, Hartford County, Connecticut, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Trap Rock quarry | Quarry |
Plainville | Town |
Hartford County | County |
Connecticut | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
41° 40' 24'' North , 72° 49' 45'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Plainville | 17,328 (2017) | 2.4km |
New Britain | 72,808 (2017) | 4.3km |
Farmington | 25,000 (2017) | 5.2km |
Kensington | 8,459 (2017) | 6.6km |
Newington | 30,562 (2017) | 9.2km |
Nearest Clubs:
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Club | Location | Distance |
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Bristol Gem & Mineral Club | Bristol, Connecticut | 10km |
Lapidary and Mineral Society of Central Connecticut | Meriden, Connecticut | 15km |
New Haven Mineral Club | New Haven, Connecticut | 41km |
Mindat Locality ID:
271166
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:271166:2
GUID (UUID V4):
e65ef343-f436-4229-b653-e547c9f86d76
A quarry in the Jurassic Holyoke Basalt situated on the north side of Cook's Gap in the Metacomet Ridge. History and name unknown, but it was at least active in the early 1960s (Simpson, 1966).
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
ⓘ 'Petroleum var. Bitumen' |
ⓘ Prehnite Formula: Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2 |
ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
ⓘ | Prehnite | 9.DP.20 | Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2 |
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
ⓘ | 'Petroleum var. Bitumen' | - |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Prehnite | Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2 |
C | Carbon | |
C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | ⓘ Prehnite | Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2 |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | ⓘ Prehnite | Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | ⓘ Prehnite | Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
Ca | ⓘ Prehnite | Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Zn | Zinc | |
Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Ganderia DomainDomain
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