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Chalcedony from
Turkey Hill, Prospect, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA


Locality type:Hill
Classification
Species:Quartz var: Chalcedony
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chalcedony data
Locality Data:Click here to view Turkey Hill, Prospect, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1618627
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1618627:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcedony
6.2km (3.9 miles) ⓘCheshire Traprock Quarry, Cheshire, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
14.5km (9.0 miles) ⓘHubbard Park Quartz locality, Meriden, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
15.6km (9.7 miles) ⓘPillow lava locality, Meriden, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
16.6km (10.3 miles) ⓘO & G Woodbury Traprock Quarry (Orenaug Quarry; O & G No. 1 Quarry), Orenaug Hills, Woodbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
17.0km (10.6 miles) ⓘOrenaug Hills, Woodbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
17.5km (10.9 miles) ⓘMeriden Trap Rock Quarry (Lane's Quarry), Meriden, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
18.1km (11.2 miles) ⓘO & G Southbury Quarry (Silliman Quarry; O & G No. 2 Quarry), Orenaug Hills, Woodbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
19.7km (12.2 miles) ⓘSawteeth Ridge, Southbury, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
19.8km (12.3 miles) ⓘBates' Rock Road, Southbury, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
22.3km (13.9 miles) ⓘHart's Lead Mine, Berlin, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
References
Nekkhi MurtishiIdentified by Nekkhi Murtishi: Visual Identification
 
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