| Locality type: | Road Cutting |
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| Species: | Calcite |
| Formula: | CaCO3 |
| Comments: | Usually formed late, on top of dolomite and quartz. Crystals from micros to a few cm. |
| Habit: | rhombohedral, scalenohedral or hexagonal prisms with rhombic terminations |
| Colour: | white to pale yellow |
| Luminescent properties: | pale pink to magenta best under MW |
| Quality for species: | Good crystals or rich for species - important (!) |
| 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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| Quartz | ⓘ3 photos of Calcite associated with Quartz at this locality. |
| Dolomite | ⓘ2 photos of Calcite associated with Dolomite at this locality. |
| Siderite | ⓘ1 photo of Calcite associated with Siderite at this locality. |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Calcite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view State Route 9 - Ellis Street and State Route 72 interchanges (State Route 72 roadcut), New Britain, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (6 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 784866 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:784866:7 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | dd2f0687-8104-4a95-a62b-dbdd3fa1614c |
| Nearest other occurrences of Calcite |
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| 0.5km (0.3 miles) | ⓘSherrill Street quarry, New Britain, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
| 2.8km (1.7 miles) | ⓘHart's Lead Mine, Berlin, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
| 4.5km (2.8 miles) | ⓘState Routes 9 and 372 interchange, Berlin, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
| 4.5km (2.8 miles) | ⓘArute Field, New Britain, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
| 4.8km (3.0 miles) | ⓘJourney Road quarry, Plainville, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
| 5.2km (3.2 miles) | ⓘPlainville Trap Rock Quarry (Tilcon New Britain Quarry), Plainville, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
| 5.3km (3.3 miles) | ⓘTrap Rock quarry, Plainville, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
| 5.8km (3.6 miles) | ⓘFenn Road, Newington, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
| 6.1km (3.8 miles) | ⓘThe Woodlands, Newington, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
| 6.3km (3.9 miles) | ⓘ2368-2384 Berlin Turnpike (Former Hartford Drive-In), Newington, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
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State Route 9 - Ellis Street and State Route 72 interchanges, New Britain, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA