Locality type: | Quarry |
Classification |
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Species: | Calcite |
Formula: | CaCO3 |
Comments: | crystals reach 2-3 cm. in diameter; many of them are scalenohedral and display a number of forms |
Habit: | scalenohedral |
Colour: | colorless to pale yellow |
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. |
Anhydrite | ⓘ2 photos of Calcite associated with Anhydrite at this locality. |
Datolite | ⓘ1 photo of Calcite associated with Datolite at this locality. |
Data |
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Mineral Data: | Click here to view Calcite data |
Locality Data: | Click here to view Meriden Trap Rock Quarry (Lane's Quarry), Meriden, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA |
Data Identifiers |
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Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 822056 |
Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:822056:1 |
GUID (UUID V4): | 54974618-833d-4f5f-9f3e-c78ddfdb8368 |
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite |
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1.7km (1.1 miles) | ⓘQuartz locality, Meriden, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA |
1.9km (1.2 miles) | ⓘPillow lava locality, Meriden, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA |
2.9km (1.8 miles) | ⓘHubbard Park Quartz locality, Meriden, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA |
4.0km (2.5 miles) | ⓘHawthorne Drive, Berlin, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
5.1km (3.1 miles) | ⓘCamptonite dike, Middlefield, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
5.5km (3.4 miles) | ⓘRoute 66 outcrops, Black Pond, Middlefield, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
8.0km (4.9 miles) | ⓘInterstate 691 and State Route 10 Interchange, Cheshire, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA |
8.1km (5.0 miles) | ⓘHart's Lead Mine, Berlin, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
8.3km (5.2 miles) | ⓘNew Haven Mineral Company barite mine, Cheshire, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA |
8.6km (5.3 miles) | ⓘClark farm (Holler's Mine), Southington, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
References |
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Meriden Trap Rock Quarry, Meriden, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA