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Anhydrite from
McLay Avenue, East Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA


Locality type:Construction Site
Classification
Species:Anhydrite
Formula:CaSO4
Formation:Primary
Comments:Subparallel rectagular molds in calcite/quartz that formed over early anhydrite crystals that later naturally dissolved.
Habit:Tabular
Quality for species:Poor for species, only of interest for locality collectors. (#)
Confirmation
Validity:Never found, but inferred to have existed at some point in the past (e.g. from pseudomorphs)
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Anhydrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view McLay Avenue, East Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:968140
Long-form Identifier:1:3:968140:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Anhydrite
0.1km (0.1 miles) Cinque Quarry, East Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
2.1km (1.3 miles) High Street and Interstate 95 interchange, East Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
5.9km (3.7 miles) Farm River Rock Quarry, East Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
7.3km (4.6 miles) North Branford Quarry, North Branford, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
20.6km (12.8 miles) Lord Chamberlain Nursing and Rehabilitation Center (7003 Main Street; 7003 State Route 110), Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
21.6km (13.4 miles) Reed's Gap Quarry (New Haven Trap Rock quarry; Tilcon Durham quarry), Durham, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
21.7km (13.5 miles) Barrett Brothers Quarry (D and J Quarry), Beacon Falls, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
28.2km (17.5 miles) Pillow lava locality, Meriden, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
29.3km (18.2 miles) Meriden Trap Rock Quarry (Lane's Quarry), Meriden, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
29.8km (18.5 miles) Quartz locality, Meriden, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
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