Locality type: | Road Cutting |
Classification |
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Species: | Celestine |
Formula: | SrSO4 |
Comments: | crystals partly filling a void in a quartz crystal lining |
Habit: | blocky subhedral |
Colour: | pale blue |
Quality for species: | Poor for species, only of interest for locality collectors. (#) |
Abundance at site: | Very Rare |
Confirmation |
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Validity: | Confirmed |
Confirmation Methods: | SEM-EDS |
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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Quartz | ⓘ4 photos of Celestine associated with Quartz at this locality. |
Datolite | ⓘ4 photos of Celestine associated with Datolite at this locality. |
Hematite | ⓘ1 photo of Celestine associated with Hematite at this locality. |
Data |
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Mineral Data: | Click here to view Celestine data |
Locality Data: | Click here to view State Route 4 road cut, Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
Photo Gallery | View Gallery (2 photos) |
Data Identifiers |
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Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 968880 |
Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:968880:3 |
GUID (UUID V4): | 22b3b887-7589-4d8c-80c7-fddb574670c8 |
Nearest other occurrences of Celestine |
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24.5km (15.2 miles) | ⓘRoncari Quarry, East Granby, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
59.8km (37.2 miles) | ⓘAgstone Company Limestone Quarry, Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
References |
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State Route 4 road cut, Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA