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Calcite from
Jinny Hill Mine (Cheshire Barite Mine), Cheshire, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Calcite
Formula:CaCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz1
Bornite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Jinny Hill Mine (Cheshire Barite Mine), Cheshire, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:131546
Long-form Identifier:1:3:131546:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘCopper Valley Mine, Cheshire, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
3.9km (2.5 miles) ⓘTallman Mine (Tallman's Mine), Hamden, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
5.0km (3.1 miles) ⓘCheshire Barytes Company barite mine (Stamford Manufacturing Company barite mine), Cheshire, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
5.2km (3.2 miles) ⓘCheshire Traprock Quarry, Cheshire, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
8.1km (5.0 miles) ⓘNew Haven Mineral Company barite mine, Cheshire, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
8.8km (5.4 miles) ⓘInterstate 691 and State Route 10 Interchange, Cheshire, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
8.8km (5.5 miles) ⓘInterstate 84 interchange 26, Cheshire, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
9.3km (5.8 miles) ⓘProgress Lane construction site, Waterbury, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
9.6km (6.0 miles) ⓘRock dump, Prospect, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
9.6km (6.0 miles) ⓘHubbard Park Quartz locality, Meriden, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
References
Januzzi, Ron E., Seaman, David M. (1976) Mineral Localities of Connecticut and Southeastern New York State and Pegmatite Minerals of the World. The Mineralogical Press, Danbury, Connecticut, USA.
Weber, Marcelle H., Sullivan, Earle C. (1995) Connecticut Mineral Locality Index. Rocks & Minerals, 70 (6) 396-409 doi:10.1080/00357529.1995.11761569
 
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