Locality type: | Quarry |
Classification |
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Species: | Calcite |
Formula: | CaCO3 |
Comments: | Veins in the border zone, rarely as micro crystals in small pockets. |
Habit: | anhedral grains |
Quality for species: | Rock forming mineral/non-crystalline/little interest for collectors.(##) |
Abundance at site: | Rare |
Confirmation |
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Validity: | Believed Valid |
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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Cleavelandite | ⓘ6 photos of Calcite associated with Cleavelandite at this locality. |
Fluorite | ⓘ2 photos of Calcite associated with Fluorite at this locality. |
Fluorapatite | ⓘ2 photos of Calcite associated with Fluorapatite at this locality. |
Columbite-(Fe) | ⓘ2 photos of Calcite associated with Columbite-(Fe) at this locality. |
Data |
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Mineral Data: | Click here to view Calcite data |
Locality Data: | Click here to view Fillow Quarry (Branchville Quarry; Branchville Mica Mine; Smith Mine), Branchville, Redding (Reading), Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
Photo Gallery | View Gallery (3 photos) |
Data Identifiers |
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Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 38332 |
Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:38332:9 |
GUID (UUID V4): | ce89a89d-2c9b-43a9-bc75-1ebeffbca7d1 |
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite |
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5.2km (3.2 miles) | ⓘRidgefield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
6.1km (3.8 miles) | ⓘRedding (Reading), Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
6.1km (3.8 miles) | ⓘWest Redding grossular locality, Redding (Reading), Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
11.7km (7.3 miles) | ⓘBethel, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
13.1km (8.1 miles) | ⓘUnnamed Chlorite outcrop [1], Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
14.4km (9.0 miles) | ⓘShelter Rock Road/Plumtrees Road intersection, Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
14.9km (9.2 miles) | ⓘWestern Connecticut State College, Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
16.1km (10.0 miles) | ⓘNorth Street mall, Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
16.8km (10.4 miles) | ⓘNorwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
17.6km (10.9 miles) | ⓘOld Mine Plaza construction site, Long Hill, Trumbull, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
References |
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Fillow Quarry, Branchville, Redding, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA