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Scheelite from
Old Mine Plaza construction site, Long Hill, Trumbull, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA


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Scheelite, etc.

Old Mine Plaza construction site, Long Hill, Trumbull, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
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Scheelite, etc.

Old Mine Plaza construction site, Long Hill, Trumbull, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
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Scheelite, etc.

Old Mine Plaza construction site, Long Hill, Trumbull, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
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Scheelite

Old Mine Plaza construction site, Long Hill, Trumbull, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
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Scheelite, etc.

Old Mine Plaza construction site, Long Hill, Trumbull, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
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Scheelite, etc.

Old Mine Plaza construction site, Long Hill, Trumbull, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
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Scheelite, etc.

Old Mine Plaza construction site, Long Hill, Trumbull, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
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Scheelite

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Scheelite, etc.

Old Mine Plaza construction site, Long Hill, Trumbull, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
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Scheelite, etc.

Old Mine Plaza construction site, Long Hill, Trumbull, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
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Scheelite, etc.

Old Mine Plaza construction site, Long Hill, Trumbull, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
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Scheelite

Old Mine Plaza construction site, Long Hill, Trumbull, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
Locality type:Construction Site
Classification
Species:Scheelite
Formula:Ca(WO4)
Comments:Excellent crystals of this scheelite are well-known among New England collectors. Primary Tungsten-bearing mineral from the locality. Occasionally, one may find a Wolframite after Scheelite crystal.
Colour:White to Honey Yellow
Luminescent properties:Light Blue
Quality for species:Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!)
Abundance at site:Very common
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visual (Fluorescence)
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz24
Clinozoisite14
Actinolite5
Magnesio-hornblende2
Albite1
Pyrite1
Calcite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Scheelite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Old Mine Plaza construction site, Long Hill, Trumbull, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (26 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:347306
Long-form Identifier:1:3:347306:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Scheelite
0.4km (0.2 miles) ⓘOld Mine Park (Old Tungsten Mine), Long Hill, Trumbull, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
0.4km (0.3 miles) ⓘState Route 111 construction site, Long Hill, Trumbull, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘState Route 111 road cuts, Long Hill, Trumbull, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
0.6km (0.4 miles) ⓘCorporate Drive, Long Hill, Trumbull, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
4.0km (2.5 miles) ⓘState Route 25 road cuts, Trumbull, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
4.6km (2.9 miles) ⓘLane's Mine (Lane's Lead and Silver Mine; Elm Street), Monroe, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
6.1km (3.8 miles) ⓘBooth's Mine (Booth's Bismuth Mine; Booth-Hurd's Bismuth Mine), Monroe, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
21.5km (13.3 miles) ⓘAgstone Company Limestone Quarry, Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
35.2km (21.9 miles) ⓘInterstate 84 road cuts, Town of Southeast, Putnam County, New York, USA
36.9km (22.9 miles) ⓘTilly Foster Iron Mine, Town of Southeast, Putnam County, New York, USA
References
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