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Zircon from
Ridgefield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA


Classification
Species:Zircon
Formula:Zr(SiO4)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Zircon data
Locality Data:Click here to view Ridgefield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:131029
Long-form Identifier:1:3:131029:0
GUID (UUID V4):f0969b77-6ab1-45b1-9842-27d71bf9a303
Localities for Zircon in this Region
Casey Quarry (Ridgefield pegmatite), Ridgefield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
Nearest other occurrences of Zircon
2.1km (1.3 miles) Casey Quarry (Ridgefield pegmatite), Ridgefield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
5.2km (3.2 miles) Fillow Quarry (Branchville Quarry; Branchville Mica Mine; Smith Mine), Branchville, Redding (Reading), Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
11.9km (7.4 miles) Old Quarry Nature Center, Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
12.6km (7.9 miles) Western Connecticut State College, Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
13.3km (8.3 miles) Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
14.6km (9.1 miles) Kinkel Quarry, Bedford, Westchester County, New York, USA
14.8km (9.2 miles) Biermann Quarries (Bethel quarries) and tourmaline ledge, Bethel, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
14.9km (9.3 miles) Bedford, Westchester County, New York, USA
14.9km (9.3 miles) North Street mall, Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
15.0km (9.3 miles) New Canaan, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
CONNECTICUT Mineral Locality Index Although many sites in Connecticut are no longer open to collectors...H. WEBER 1172 West L a k e Avenue Guilford, Connecticut 06437-1342 E A R L E C. SULLIVAN 17 R o c k y...y R i d g e D r i v e T r u m b u l l , Connecticut 06611-5326 T his locality index is meant to serve...collectors. More often than not, collecting in Connecticut is no longer per­ mitted. Many of the localities...effort has been made to list a l l localities in Connecticut, a small state that is big on mineralization
Book (edition)
THE MINERAL LOCALITIES OF CONNECTICUT AND SOUTHEASTERN NEW YORK * «-• r ** K* ysf^ :' •'’S >- n...250 SPECIES iBooks by Ronald Everett Januzzi CONNECTICUT MINERALS ON PARADE NEW YORK STATE MINERALS ON...THE MINERALOGICAL PRESS 83 Elm Street Danbury. Connecticut IIOIPW MINERALS ON PARAt>E F.tMSTltIP* THREE...to enrich our knowledge of the mineralogy of Connecticut: James Dwight Dana Samuel L. Penfield Edward...Minerals from the Principal Localities in Western Connecticut and Southeastern New York State.............
Book
CONNECTICUT mmES MINERALS V Tourmaline Crystal from Haddam, Connecticut John Hiller, Jr. Hillers CryctaLShop...- CRYSTALS NOT PISTOLS K c^oi c3— A r CONNECTICUT MINES AND MINERALS published privately l i...Shelton, Connecticut I DEDICATION This book is dedicated to the mineral clubs of Connecticut, Continued...1971, John Hiller, Jr, 3 Peters Lane Shelton, Connecticut II CONTENTS 3. 5, l i 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11...24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. Connecticut Mineral Clubs Cleaning and Trimming Oxalic Acid
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
edu URANI NITE Strickland Quarry, Portland, Connecticut Topsham, Maine etals and metallurgy have clearly...matrix from the Strickland quarry, Portland, Connecticut;Bruce Jarnot specimen, Jeff Scovil photo. Figure...from the Number 20 mine near Spruce Pine, Mitchell County, North Carolina. Author’s specimen and photo. ...specimen, Jeff Scovil photo. muth, and arsenic to zircon, tourmaline, fluorite, carbonates, and sulfides;...the famous Palermo and Ruggles mines in Grafton County, New Hampshire; dendritic uraninite intergrowths
Report (issue)
Uranium occurrences in non-sedimentary rocks of Connecticut ......... 6 Table 3 Uranium occurrences in...Uranium occurrences in non-sedimentary rocks of Connecticut...................................11 Figure 4...deposit occurs as a thin seam in graphitic Cleburne County. The property is, about 11.2 SINE phyllite which...Name Location No. Source of information Fairfield County. Short distance northeast of East Village...just beyond the old canal. Schairer, 1931. Fairfield County. Proceed up hill Cameron, et on Portland Ave
Journal (issue)
.................268 Some Old Localities in Connecticut. By Wilbur J. Elwell ............270 Selenite...Yttrogummite Yttrialite Yttrotantalite Zinnwaldite Zircon (and others). Reference Dana's Textbook of Mineralogy... ROCKS and MINERALS 270 SOME OL.D LOCALITIES IN CONNECTICUT F s G By WILBUR J. EWELL During the past...travelled 21,415 miles, and visited localities in Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Rhode Island, Massachusetts...crystals. In the extreme northwestern corner of Connecticut, around Kent, South Kent, Lakeville, Salisbury
Report (issue)
............................ 22 Spinel, Orange County, N. Y............................................ N. J......................................... Zircon, Franklin, N. J..................................of the southwesterly section of the State of Connecticut, the southeasterly portion of New York State...depression, extending from the present Bockland County, New York, through New Jersey toward the southwest...operations of this kind are now under way in Westchester County. 16 M'liLKTIX NF.W YORK MINKRALOCJICAT; CLUB
Report (chapter)
Siderite Muscovite Illite Smectite Kaolinite Chlorite Zircon Barite Pyrite Apatite XRD MINERALOG Petrography...which occur in at least some of the samples are zircon, barite, apatite and pyrite, all of which have...was detected by infrared, but both apatite and zircon were too low for the spectral methods. Numerical...clays (kaolinite, illite) and the minor phases (zircon, barite, apatite, pyrite). From the mineral data...components. Zr and Ba are considered to occur only in zircon and barite, respectively. In addition, amongst
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
was interesting reading. . . . The St. Lawrence County Rock and Mineral Club) Massena, heard a talk by...Field Trip to the Brewer The Mine in Chesterfield County. . WeJtern South Carolina Gem and Minerai Society...Gem, Lapidary and Mineral Society of Montgomery County. Wheaton . . . . Doctor Ballantine has been conducting...Engineer at Schlumberger Technology Corporation, Ridgefield. gave a talk to the Danbury il1ineralogical Society...planetary soils. . . . John Pawloski spoke on Connecticut Fossil Occurrences as guest speaker at the Stamf01'd
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Florida] at 05:32 07 August 2017 24 Central Avenue, Ridgefield Park, N. J. As so often happens, a producing...removal of rock. A few miles west of Ft. Lee, where Ridgefield Park, Teaneck and Bogota join each other, a vein...Sphene Stevensite Stilbite Stilpnomelane Thomsonite Zircon • • FINISHED GEMS STAR STONES ROUGH Tourmaline
Book (volume)
.........................................94 Connecticut ..............................................................548 Table of Maps Page Alabama County Map ...................................................................................4 Alaska County and Stream Map ......................................................................22 Arizona County Map ................................................................................49 Arkansas County Map ..........................................
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
and scrapers. CONNECTICUT — The following note, dated Sept. 1, 1955, on some Connecticut minerals were...sandstone in western Missouri (at Nevada in Vernon County) and is from what you might call a fossil or breached...Hill, Sus- length was discovered. Through the sex County, New Jersey," mentions an oc- courtesy of company...interesting item, dated Sept. 26, 1955: "I found a green zircon that I didn't know I had, and here is the story...lunch the group hiked to the hill where the old zircon mine was. located. Some of the members followed
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Hartfi rd, and Deerfield rift basins, northeastern USA Peter C. van de Kamp a,*, Bernard E. Leake b,c "..." 1750 CabernetLane, St. Helena, CA 94574-1604, USA b Department of Geology andApplied Geology, The University...Newark and Hartford rift basins of the northeastern USA in the Upper Triassic and Lower Jurassic, soda-tich...rocks along a northeasterly trend in the eastern USA and Canada (Ratcliffe, 1971; Cousminer and Manspeizer...Rushland, Pennsylvania; 12 = Passaic Formation, Ridgefield Park, 2 km east of exit 66 on Highway 1-80; 13
Report (edition)
(formerly Stoneco, Inc.}, near Junction, Pau lding County, Ohio. Specimen is 3.8 x 2.4 cm with the largest...Huron River, resulting in the discovery of two County, Ohio, August 2006. John Medici photo. minerals...ineralogical and Lap idary Society of Michigan Stark County Gem & M ineral Club Summit Petroleum, Inc. $1-$100... .. .. BuLke,e rurnace Stale Memorial, Jackson County .... Loc.:ition ....... ............................... Crystal Cave, South Bass Island, Ottawa County........ Location .. ... .. .. .. .. ... .. ..
Journal (issue)
San Antonio Rock & Lapi­ dary Society and Bexar County Mineral Hobby Club. Chairman; Fred Stevenson, P...Monroe, Peru, Indiana. April 30, May 1. 1966—Dallas County' Rock Club will hold its Rock Club Showcase at...Federation of Mineralogical Societies. Host: Clark County Gem Collectors, Las Vegas Convention Center, Las...Lan- the American Mineralogist (1961). Un­ caster County, Pennsylvania is dolomite fortunately, dcweylite...north tf ^ Mason.Dixon )jne a, |h Q Creek Lancastcr County, Pennsylvania It may be rcacllcd by /oll>wing the
Book (volume)
.........................................80 Connecticut ...............................................rights, so remember you were told. If in doubt, a county map will tell you who the legal owner is. Good...gemmy qualities for cutting and polishing. AUTAUGA COUNTY PRATTVILLE, N. 6 mi., and just E of the Birmingham...were well known to prehistoric Indians.) BARBOUR COUNTY BAKER HILL, SE 1 mi. : 1 in a deep ravine, as a...deep red to variegated⎯ocher. BIBB COUNTY GENERAL AREA: c county gravel pits along the Cahaba R.⎯gemmy
Book (volume)
.........................................80 Connecticut ...............................................rights, so remember you were told. If in doubt, a county map will tell you who the legal owner is. Good...gemmy qualities for cutting and polishing. AUTAUGA COUNTY PRATTVILLE, N. 6 mi., and just E of the Birmingham...were well known to prehistoric Indians.) BARBOUR COUNTY BAKER HILL, SE 1 mi. : 1 in a deep ravine, as a...deep red to variegated⎯ocher. BIBB COUNTY GENERAL AREA: c county gravel pits along the Cahaba R.⎯gemmy
Report (chapter)
organic material, pyrite, illite-smectite, chlorite, zircon, rutile and garnets. In this first example the...Geochemistry Symposium, Schlumberger-Doll Research, Ridgefield, CT. Paper K. BUDDING, M. C. & ]NGLIN, H. F....Geochemistry Symposium, SchlumbergerDoll Research, Ridgefield, CT. Paper J. EDMUNDSON, H. & RAYMER, L. L. 1979...Geochemistry Symposium, Schlumberger-Doll Research, Ridgefield, CT. Paper T. HIEBERT, R., CONSTANTIN, M. & ROBINSON...density and porosity from well logging in Kern County, California. American Association of Petroleum
Report (volume)
Colorado.........Prof. R. D. George, Boulder. Connecticut..... .Prof. William N. Rice, Middletown. Prof...See Bauxite and Hallpysite. Asbestos. Tallapoosa County, with corundum deposits near Dudleyville; not found...commercial quantity or quality. Asphalt. Colbert County, small quantity has been shipped from near Leighton;...following localities: Bibb County, Pratts Ferry; Calhoun County, near Tampa; Clay County, T. 20, Pv. 7 E.; Jefferson...Jefferson County, at Elyton; Lee County, at Chewacla lime works; St. Clair County, at Gfeensport; Shelby
Journal (issue)
Fluorite Crystals with Galena Crystals, Socorro County, N. Mex. A very fine selection in stock. Crystals...(chalcedony pseudomorph after coral) from Hamilton County, Florida, near the famous Suwannee River. This...and Mineral Fair will be held at the Jefferson County Fair Grounds west of Denver, Colo., on U. S. 6...1965—5th Annual Swapping Bee and Picnic of the Fulton County Mineral Club will be held at John Boyd Thatcher...LOCALITY AT DANBURY, CONNECTICUT, 1837-1965 By RONALD EVERETT JANUZZI Danbury, Connecticut One of the most
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Schlumberger-Doll Research, Old Quarry Road, Ridgefield, Connecticut 06877 Abstract-Multivariate statistical...relate to heavy minerals such as zircon and rutile or anatase. Zircon is the primary source for Hf, whereas...trace, but chemically significant, minerals such as zircon, and the effects of structural disorder. The clay
Journal (issue)
severalof the Arkansas antimonymines in Sevier County,Arkansas (Smithand Staszak, 1996).This districtis...News, P.O. Box 2043, Coeur d'Alene, ID 83816-2043 USA Phone: 208-664-2448 E-mail: lream@comtch.iea.com...Fresnoite find at the Junnila Mine, San Benito County, California Scott Kleine 3895 Lisa CT, Apt C Reno...on the Junnila Property, located in San Benito County, California. This mine was formerly known to have...of the county name (or in the case of one's favorite site, a letter that doesn't "start" a county), followed
Book (edition)
describes sites under of the nearest town and county. and the many maps included book contain such...intersect at right angles. The crystals, such as zircon, commonly have a square cross-section. The hexagonal... (^h /&> ^& \b^ ^ VESUVIANITE WILLEMITE ZIRCON CRYSTALS How 10 / gem to identify minerals...crystalline. Some, such as the diamond and zircon, are outstand- depends on refractive index, the...lie in the range between opal (sp. gr. 2.1) and zircon (sp. gr. 4.7), quick and accurate determinations
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
The Poundridge area in northeastern Westchester County, New York, is underlain by the Poundridge and Siscowit...limestone-Hudson River shale sequence of Dutchess County to the north. The area has been subjected to regional...concerns the northeastern corner of Westchester County, New York, 35 miles north of New York City and...(1936) of the structure and petrology of Dutchess County, New York, has much bearing on the present study...in his reconnaissance study of the geology of Connecticut. Berkey (1907; 1911) and Berkey and Rice (1919)
Report (volume)
........................................... Connecticut................................................See Bauxite and Halloysite. Asbestos. Tallapoosa County, with corundum deposits near Dudleyville; not found...commercial quantity or quality. Asphalt. Colbert County, small quantity has been shipped from near Leighton;...following localities : Bibb County, Pratts Ferry; Calhoun County, near Tampa; Clay County, T. 20 S., R. 7 E.;...; Jefferson County, at Ely ton; Lee County, at Chewacla lime works"; St. Clair County, at Greensport;
 
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