| Locality type: | Park |
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| Species: | Gypsum |
| Formula: | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Comments: | Forming drusy crusts of radiating aggregates in sheltered ledges at the upper mine shaft. Formed from the reaction of weathered sulfides in the amphibolite with the marble. |
| Habit: | prismatic |
| Colour: | colorless to white, grey |
| Quality for species: | Poor for species, only of interest for locality collectors. (#) |
| Abundance at site: | Common |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Confirmed |
| Confirmation Methods: | Visually Identified |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Jarosite | ⓘ4 photos of Gypsum associated with Jarosite at this locality. |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Gypsum data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Old Mine Park (Old Tungsten Mine), Long Hill, Trumbull, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (5 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 700403 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:700403:2 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | d044a3bc-8d0b-40c4-a683-6aca1aada33b |
| Nearest other occurrences of Gypsum |
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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) | ⓘState Route 111 road cuts, Long Hill, Trumbull, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 18.9km (11.7 miles) | ⓘSky Ridge railroad cut, Hawleyville, Newtown, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 19.2km (11.9 miles) | ⓘBarrett Brothers Quarry (D and J Quarry), Beacon Falls, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA |
| 21.8km (13.6 miles) | ⓘAgstone Company Limestone Quarry, Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 22.7km (14.1 miles) | ⓘRidgefield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 25.0km (15.5 miles) | ⓘO & G Southbury Quarry (Silliman Quarry; O & G No. 2 Quarry), Orenaug Hills, Woodbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 25.0km (15.6 miles) | ⓘGreen's Farm locality (Roxbury garnet mine; Roxbury Falls garnet mine; Garnet Hill), Roxbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 30.3km (18.8 miles) | ⓘCinque Quarry, East Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA |
| 34.4km (21.4 miles) | ⓘProgress Lane construction site, Waterbury, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA |
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Old Mine Park, Long Hill, Trumbull, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA