Locality type: | Park |
Classification |
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Species: | Calcite |
Formula: | CaCO3 |
Formation: | Primary |
Comments: | A major component of the marble, also an accessory in the quartz-rich contact zone between the marble and amphibolite at the upper mine pit. |
Habit: | cleavable masses to granular |
Colour: | white to gray |
Luminescent properties: | orange-red under SW and MW UV |
Quality for species: | Rock forming mineral/non-crystalline/little interest for collectors.(##) |
Abundance at site: | Extremely common |
Confirmation |
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Validity: | Believed Valid |
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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Grossular | ⓘ1 photo of Calcite associated with Grossular at this locality. |
Diopside | ⓘ1 photo of Calcite associated with Diopside at this locality. |
Data |
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Mineral Data: | Click here to view Calcite data |
Locality Data: | Click here to view Old Mine Park (Old Tungsten Mine), Long Hill, Trumbull, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
Data Identifiers |
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Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 131468 |
Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:131468:7 |
GUID (UUID V4): | 20266d18-7a4d-4aad-943d-f04886ef418b |
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite |
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0.4km (0.2 miles) | ⓘOld Mine Plaza construction site, Long Hill, Trumbull, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
0.7km (0.4 miles) | ⓘCorporate Drive, Long Hill, Trumbull, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
3.7km (2.3 miles) | ⓘState Route 25 road cuts, Trumbull, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
6.4km (4.0 miles) | ⓘLane's Copper Mine (Fan Hill Road), Monroe, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
7.5km (4.7 miles) | ⓘNew England Materials quarry, Monroe, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
11.0km (6.9 miles) | ⓘLittle Laurel Lime Park, Seymour, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA |
11.4km (7.1 miles) | ⓘLord Chamberlain Nursing and Rehabilitation Center (7003 Main Street; 7003 State Route 110), Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
12.8km (8.0 miles) | ⓘStevenson Mine (Burke's Copper Mine), Oxford, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA |
13.1km (8.2 miles) | ⓘRedding (Reading), Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
14.0km (8.7 miles) | ⓘStratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
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