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Calcite from
Conklin Limestone Company quarry (Falls Village Quarry), Falls Village, Canaan, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Calcite
Formula:CaCO3
Comments:Primary component of the Stockbridge Marble, so mostly as anhedral grains. Rare vein filling by coarse-grained, cleavable masses.
Colour:white to pale grey
Luminescent properties:lavender
Quality for species:Rock forming mineral/non-crystalline/little interest for collectors.(##)
Abundance at site:Extremely common
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Tremolite11
Phlogopite4
Diopside3
Chlorite Group2
Dolomite1
Quartz1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Conklin Limestone Company quarry (Falls Village Quarry), Falls Village, Canaan, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:813802
Long-form Identifier:1:3:813802:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
0.6km (0.3 miles) Redwing Quarry, Falls Village, Canaan, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
4.2km (2.6 miles) Pfizer Company Marble Quarry, Canaan, North Canaan, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
4.7km (2.9 miles) Canaan, North Canaan, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
7.1km (4.4 miles) Allyndale Limestone Corp. quarry, East Canaan, North Canaan, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
11.7km (7.3 miles) Cornwall Hollow, Cornwall, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
17.8km (11.1 miles) Ancram Lead Mines (Ancram Mine: Livingston's Mine), Boston Corners, Ancram Township, Columbia County, New York, USA
30.2km (18.8 miles) South Main Street construction site, Torrington, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
33.2km (20.6 miles) Pegmatite quarry and ultramafic rock, Harwinton, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
34.7km (21.5 miles) Lee Lime mine (Lee Lime quarry), Lee, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, USA
39.8km (24.8 miles) Hudson & Chester Quarry, Becket, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, USA
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