| Locality type: | Quarry |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Quartz var: Amethyst |
| Formula: | SiO2 |
| Habit: | drusy to coarse-grained vesicle linings |
| Colour: | purple, usually concentrated in the terminations |
| Quality for species: | Good crystals or rich for species - important (!) |
| Abundance at site: | Rare |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Confirmed |
| Confirmation Methods: | Visually Identified |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Goethite | ⓘ4 photos of Amethyst associated with Goethite at this locality. |
| Pyrite | ⓘ3 photos of Amethyst associated with Pyrite at this locality. |
| Calcite | ⓘ3 photos of Amethyst associated with Calcite at this locality. |
| Chalcedony | ⓘ2 photos of Amethyst associated with Chalcedony at this locality. |
| Chabazite-Ca | ⓘ1 photo of Amethyst associated with Chabazite-Ca at this locality. |
| Heulandite-Ca | ⓘ1 photo of Amethyst associated with Heulandite-Ca at this locality. |
| Anhydrite | ⓘ1 photo of Amethyst associated with Anhydrite at this locality. |
| Babingtonite | ⓘ1 photo of Amethyst associated with Babingtonite at this locality. |
| Hematite | ⓘ1 photo of Amethyst associated with Hematite at this locality. |
| Quartz | ⓘ1 photo of Amethyst associated with Quartz at this locality. |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Amethyst data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view O & G Southbury Quarry (Silliman Quarry; O & G No. 2 Quarry), Orenaug Hills, Woodbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (8 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 657170 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:657170:2 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 09b57e13-b090-4504-9ca0-e03b8080c69d |
| Nearest other occurrences of Amethyst |
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| 2.2km (1.3 miles) | ⓘBates' Rock Road, Southbury, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA |
| 3.0km (1.8 miles) | ⓘHeritage Village, Southbury, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA |
| 3.4km (2.1 miles) | ⓘSouthbury, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA |
| 3.6km (2.2 miles) | ⓘO & G Woodbury Traprock Quarry (Orenaug Quarry; O & G No. 1 Quarry), Orenaug Hills, Woodbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 3.6km (2.2 miles) | ⓘOrenaug Hills, Woodbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 7.9km (4.9 miles) | ⓘCurtis Quarry (Southford Quarry; Southford pegmatite; Southbury rose quartz quarry; Bridgeport Woodfinishing Co. Quarry; Hulls Hill), Southford, Southbury, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA |
| 11.9km (7.4 miles) | ⓘRockside Quarry (Mine Hill Quarry), Mine Hill (Ore Hill), Roxbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 32.5km (20.2 miles) | ⓘHubbard Park Quartz locality, Meriden, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA |
| 33.3km (20.7 miles) | ⓘWallingford, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA |
| 33.6km (20.9 miles) | ⓘPillow lava locality, Meriden, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA |
| References |
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O & G Southbury Quarry, Orenaug Hills, Woodbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA