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Dolomite from
Allyndale Limestone Corp. quarry, East Canaan, North Canaan, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Dolomite
Formula:CaMg(CO3)2
Habit:granular
Colour:white to gray
Quality for species:Rock forming mineral/non-crystalline/little interest for collectors.(##)
Abundance at site:Extremely common
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Dolomite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Allyndale Limestone Corp. quarry, East Canaan, North Canaan, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:814522
Long-form Identifier:1:3:814522:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Dolomite
2.9km (1.8 miles) Pfizer Company Marble Quarry, Canaan, North Canaan, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
3.7km (2.3 miles) Canaan, North Canaan, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
7.1km (4.4 miles) Conklin Limestone Company quarry (Falls Village Quarry), Falls Village, Canaan, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
7.4km (4.6 miles) Redwing Quarry, Falls Village, Canaan, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
22.0km (13.7 miles) Copake Mine (Ore pit; Copake Iron Works), Copake Falls, Copake Township, Columbia County, New York, USA
29.6km (18.4 miles) Lee Lime mine (Lee Lime quarry), Lee, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, USA
38.4km (23.8 miles) State Route 179 road cut (State Route 4 road cut Collinsville), Burlington, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
45.3km (28.2 miles) Bristol Copper Mine, Bristol, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
45.4km (28.2 miles) Higley Mine, Simsbury Mines, East Granby, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
52.3km (32.5 miles) Dutchess Quarry, Town of Pleasant Valley, Dutchess County, New York, USA
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