Classification |
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Species: | Quartz var: Amethyst |
Formula: | SiO2 |
Habit: | hexagonal, not usually well formed |
Colour: | purple, pinkish-purple |
Abundance at site: | Common |
Confirmation |
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Validity: | Confirmed |
Confirmation Methods: | Visually Identified |
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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Calcite | ⓘ3 photos of Amethyst associated with Calcite at this locality. |
Datolite | ⓘ2 photos of Amethyst associated with Datolite at this locality. |
Prehnite | ⓘ1 photo of Amethyst associated with Prehnite at this locality. |
Data |
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Mineral Data: | Click here to view Amethyst data |
Locality Data: | Click here to view Pillow lava locality, Meriden, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA |
Photo Gallery | View Gallery (4 photos) |
Data Identifiers |
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Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 746913 |
Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:746913:8 |
GUID (UUID V4): | 2d099df0-b81a-4d97-93c9-b72ae6b73cf2 |
Nearest other occurrences of Amethyst |
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1.1km (0.7 miles) | ⓘHubbard Park Quartz locality, Meriden, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA |
1.9km (1.2 miles) | ⓘMeriden Trap Rock Quarry (Lane's Quarry), Meriden, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA |
5.8km (3.6 miles) | ⓘHawthorne Drive, Berlin, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
8.7km (5.4 miles) | ⓘClark farm (Holler's Mine), Southington, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
9.4km (5.8 miles) | ⓘHart's Lead Mine, Berlin, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
10.7km (6.6 miles) | ⓘWallingford, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA |
11.7km (7.3 miles) | ⓘReed's Gap Quarry (New Haven Trap Rock quarry; Tilcon Durham quarry), Durham, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
12.0km (7.5 miles) | ⓘState Route 9 - Ellis Street and State Route 72 interchanges (State Route 72 roadcut), New Britain, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
12.6km (7.8 miles) | ⓘPlainville Trap Rock Quarry (Tilcon New Britain Quarry), Plainville, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
14.1km (8.7 miles) | ⓘState Route 372 construction site, Plainville, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
References |
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Pillow lava locality, Meriden, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA