Hanford Brook Vein Quartz











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Description of Physical Characteristics:

Color: Hanford Brook Vein Quartz ranges from a milky white to clear.

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Translucency:

Silica Fabrics / Fossils: 

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Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
Hanford Brook Vein Quartz is associated with the Hanford Brook Formation occurring at the intraformational contact between the Somerset Member and the Long Island Member.  Occurs along Hanford Brook, a tributary of the Hammond River.  Occurs throughout the Saint John area and northwest and northeast to the Long Reach and Hanford Brook regions.
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