| Locality type: | Road Cutting |
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| Species: | Calcite |
| Formula: | CaCO3 |
| Comments: | in the core of graphite concentrations |
| Habit: | massive |
| Colour: | white |
| Luminescent properties: | reddish orange under SW and MW UV |
| Quality for species: | Rock forming mineral/non-crystalline/little interest for collectors.(##) |
| Abundance at site: | Rare |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Confirmed |
| Confirmation Methods: | Visually Identified |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Calcite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Interstate 84 interchange 26, Cheshire, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 972809 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:972809:7 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Calcite |
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| 1.8km (1.1 miles) | ⓘProgress Lane construction site, Waterbury, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA |
| 2.1km (1.3 miles) | ⓘWoodhaven, Waterbury, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA |
| 3.6km (2.2 miles) | ⓘCheshire Traprock Quarry, Cheshire, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA |
| 4.1km (2.5 miles) | ⓘRock dump, Prospect, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA |
| 4.2km (2.6 miles) | ⓘCheshire Barytes Company barite mine (Stamford Manufacturing Company barite mine), Cheshire, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA |
| 4.9km (3.0 miles) | ⓘWoodtick quarry, Wolcott, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA |
| 5.0km (3.1 miles) | ⓘNew Haven Mineral Company barite mine, Cheshire, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA |
| 5.4km (3.4 miles) | ⓘInterstate 691 and State Route 10 Interchange, Cheshire, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA |
| 6.8km (4.2 miles) | ⓘO and G quarry # 3, Prospect, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA |
| 8.8km (5.5 miles) | ⓘJinny Hill Mine (Cheshire Barite Mine), Cheshire, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA |
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Interstate 84 interchange 26, Cheshire, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA