| Locality type: | Quarry |
| Classification |
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| 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 |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Tremolite | 11 |
| Phlogopite | 4 |
| Diopside | 3 |
| Chlorite Group | 2 |
| Dolomite | 1 |
| Quartz | 1 |
| Data |
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| 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 |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 813802 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:813802:6 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Calcite |
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| 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 |
| References |
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Conklin Limestone Company quarry, Falls Village, Canaan, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA