Locality type: | Road |
Classification |
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Species: | Anhydrite |
Formula: | CaSO4 |
Formation: | Primary |
Comments: | Early-forming crystals naturally dissolved later in the paragenesis but beforehand were encrusted by drusy quartz, to at least 5 cm. |
Habit: | acicular, bladed |
Quality for species: | Good crystals or rich for species - important (!) |
Abundance at site: | Very common |
Confirmation |
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Validity: | Never found, but inferred to have existed at some point in the past (e.g. from pseudomorphs) |
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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Quartz | ⓘ16 photos of Anhydrite associated with Quartz at this locality. |
Hematite | ⓘ4 photos of Anhydrite associated with Hematite at this locality. |
Calcite | ⓘ2 photos of Anhydrite associated with Calcite at this locality. |
Data |
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Mineral Data: | Click here to view Anhydrite data |
Locality Data: | Click here to view Bates' Rock Road, Southbury, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA |
Data Identifiers |
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Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 982525 |
Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:982525:3 |
GUID (UUID V4): | c45ee1d0-aefc-423a-9abc-76c6870d8c8b |
Nearest other occurrences of Anhydrite |
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2.2km (1.3 miles) | ⓘO & G Southbury Quarry (Silliman Quarry; O & G No. 2 Quarry), Orenaug Hills, Woodbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA |
5.7km (3.5 miles) | ⓘO & G Woodbury Traprock Quarry (Orenaug Quarry; O & G No. 1 Quarry), Orenaug Hills, Woodbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA |
16.2km (10.1 miles) | ⓘBarrett Brothers Quarry (D and J Quarry), Beacon Falls, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA |
18.8km (11.7 miles) | ⓘBlue Stone Quarry, Waterbury, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA |
30.0km (18.6 miles) | ⓘLord Chamberlain Nursing and Rehabilitation Center (7003 Main Street; 7003 State Route 110), Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
35.3km (21.9 miles) | ⓘTilly Foster Iron Mine, Town of Southeast, Putnam County, New York, USA |
35.3km (22.0 miles) | ⓘPillow lava locality, Meriden, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA |
37.2km (23.1 miles) | ⓘMeriden Trap Rock Quarry (Lane's Quarry), Meriden, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA |
37.9km (23.5 miles) | ⓘMcLay Avenue, East Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA |
37.9km (23.6 miles) | ⓘCinque Quarry, East Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA |
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