Locality type: Quarry Classification Species: Calcite Formula: CaCO3 Comments: Very common in a variety of forms, crystals can reach several cm. Late forming ones perched on prehnite are most prized. Also as thick (to 1 meter or so) fault filling by bands of opaque parallel crystals with phantoms and coatings of hematite. Habit: scalenohedral, rhombohedral to pseudo-cubic Colour: colorless, white, pale yellow Luminescent properties: orange-red to pink Quality for species: Good crystals or rich for species - important (!) Abundance at site: Very common Confirmation Validity: Believed Valid Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: Prehnite 113 Pumpellyite Group 52 Quartz 48 - var Chalcedony 4 - var Amethyst 3 Babingtonite 22 Anhydrite 20 Fluorapophyllite-(K) 15 Hematite 14 Heulandite-Ca 11 Laumontite 9 Stilbite Subgroup 8 Analcime 7 Datolite 6 Goethite 6 Celadonite 4 Stilpnomelane 3 Pyrite 3 Chabazite-Ca 3 Ferrosaponite 3 Julgoldite-(Fe2+) 2 Stilbite-Ca 2 Sphalerite 1 Chlorite Group 1 Natrolite 1 Data Mineral Data: Click here to view Calcite data Locality Data: Click here to view O & G Southbury Quarry (Silliman Quarry; O & G No. 2 Quarry), Orenaug Hills, Woodbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA Photo Gallery View Gallery (59 photos) Data Identifiers Mindat Occurrence Record ID: 37822 Long-form Identifier: 1:3:37822:0 GUID (UUID V4 ): 0 Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
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O & G Southbury Quarry, Orenaug Hills, Woodbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA