| Locality type: | Quarry |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Calcite |
| Formula: | CaCO3 |
| Formation: | Primary |
| Comments: | As rosette aggregates to around 5 mm, a late-forming mineral usually found on top of the high P-T assemblage. |
| Habit: | flat rhombohedra, usually in rosette aggregates |
| Colour: | white to colorless |
| Quality for species: | Good crystals or rich for species - important (!) |
| Abundance at site: | Common |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Magnesite | 20 |
| Quartz | 19 |
| - var Smoky Quartz | 2 |
| Muscovite | 11 |
| Kyanite | 8 |
| Pyrite | 8 |
| Almandine | 7 |
| Chlorite Group | 5 |
| Siderite | 3 |
| Tourmaline | 2 |
| Clay | 2 |
| Albite | 1 |
| Titanite | 1 |
| Hornblende Root Name Group | 1 |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Calcite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Becker Quarry, Willington, Tolland County, Connecticut, USA |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (8 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 97385 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:97385:8 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Calcite |
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| 13.8km (8.6 miles) | ⓘInterstate 84 (I-84; I-86; State Route 15; Wilbur Cross Highway), Union, Tolland County, Connecticut, USA |
| 16.0km (9.9 miles) | ⓘMansfield Hollow Dam, Windham, Windham County, Connecticut, USA |
| 16.6km (10.3 miles) | ⓘUS Route 6 Willimantic Bypass expressway road cuts, Coventry, Tolland County, Connecticut, USA |
| 23.7km (14.7 miles) | ⓘSturbridge Graphite Mine (Tantiusques Mine; Winthrop Lead Mine), Sturbridge, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA |
| 27.9km (17.3 miles) | ⓘMonson quarries (Flynt quarries), Monson, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA |
| 31.6km (19.6 miles) | ⓘMack Brick Yard, Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
| 32.2km (20.0 miles) | ⓘWest Thompson Dam, West Thompson, Thompson, Windham County, Connecticut, USA |
| 34.8km (21.6 miles) | ⓘWauregan Quarry, Wauregan, Plainfield, Windham County, Connecticut, USA |
| 37.4km (23.2 miles) | ⓘTrinity Ridge, Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
| 37.5km (23.3 miles) | ⓘRocky Hill Quarry, Rocky Hill, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
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Becker Quarry, Willington, Tolland County, Connecticut, USA