Classification |
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Species: | Anhydrite |
Formula: | CaSO4 |
Formation: | Primary |
Comments: | Tabular crystals to 3 cm that were epimorphed or encrusted by drusy quartz before later naturally dissolving away leaving voids. |
Habit: | tabular |
Abundance at site: | Very Rare |
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 | ⓘ2 photos of Anhydrite associated with Quartz at this locality. |
Data |
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Mineral Data: | Click here to view Anhydrite data |
Locality Data: | Click here to view Diamond Ledge (West Stafford quartz locality; Stafford Springs quartz locality), Stafford, Tolland County, Connecticut, USA |
Data Identifiers |
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Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 1569348 |
Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:1569348:8 |
GUID (UUID V4): | 29275208-91bf-425c-be06-a05bdc4aa1dc |
Nearest other occurrences of Anhydrite |
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32.3km (20.0 miles) | ⓘRoncari Quarry, East Granby, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
32.4km (20.1 miles) | ⓘLane & Son traprock quarries (Lane's Quarry), Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA |
34.6km (21.5 miles) | ⓘState Route 189 road cut, Tariffville Gorge, Bloomfield, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
34.7km (21.6 miles) | ⓘTariffville pectolite locality, Tariffville Gorge, Bloomfield, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
37.8km (23.5 miles) | ⓘState Route 2 roadcut, Marlborough, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
40.0km (24.8 miles) | ⓘTalcott Mountain (King Phillip's Cave), Simsbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
43.4km (27.0 miles) | ⓘ2368-2384 Berlin Turnpike (Former Hartford Drive-In), Newington, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
49.6km (30.8 miles) | ⓘState Route 9 - Ellis Street and State Route 72 interchanges (State Route 72 roadcut), New Britain, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
49.6km (30.8 miles) | ⓘTomasso Quarry, Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
49.7km (30.9 miles) | ⓘSherrill Street quarry, New Britain, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
References |
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Diamond Ledge, Stafford, Tolland County, Connecticut, USA