| Locality type: | Quarry |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Zircon |
| Formula: | Zr(SiO4) |
| Comments: | As a accessory constituent of the gneiss. |
| Quality for species: | Rock forming mineral/non-crystalline/little interest for collectors.(##) |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Confirmed |
| Confirmation Methods: | Optical Analysis |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Zircon data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Rockside Quarry (Mine Hill Quarry), Mine Hill (Ore Hill), Roxbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 132127 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:132127:2 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 280bf25a-36fc-4a6a-b905-4df07c9f7994 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Zircon |
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| 12.5km (7.7 miles) | ⓘNew England Mining Company Quarry (Roebling Mine; Hewitt's Mine), Upper Merryall, New Milford, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 14.1km (8.8 miles) | ⓘU. S. Route 7 Expressway (Danbury line to Iron Works District), Brookfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 18.7km (11.6 miles) | ⓘWatertown, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 19.1km (11.9 miles) | ⓘCurtis Quarry (Southford Quarry; Southford pegmatite; Southbury rose quartz quarry; Bridgeport Woodfinishing Co. Quarry; Hulls Hill), Southford, Southbury, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA |
| 20.2km (12.6 miles) | ⓘNorth Street mall, Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 21.7km (13.5 miles) | ⓘDanbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 23.0km (14.3 miles) | ⓘOld Quarry Nature Center, Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 23.5km (14.6 miles) | ⓘWestern Connecticut State College, Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 24.1km (15.0 miles) | ⓘBiermann Quarries (Bethel quarries) and tourmaline ledge, Bethel, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 24.4km (15.1 miles) | ⓘCaptain Cook's Quarry (Purdy Station Quarry), Newtown, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
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