| Locality type: | Quarry |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Baryte |
| Formula: | BaSO4 |
| Comments: | Tabular yellow crystals found in vug with quartz and calcite. |
| Habit: | tabular |
| Colour: | yellow |
| Abundance at site: | Rare |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Baryte data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Pfizer Company Marble Quarry (New England Lime Co. quarry; NELCO quarry; Specialty Minerals Inc.; Minerals Technologies Inc.; Canaan Limestone Quarry; Connecticut Lime Company; Canaan Lime Company; Lewis Quarry), Canaan, North Canaan, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 132324 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:132324:5 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 05fce1e6-bf12-4751-94ef-2df3d8bccc2e |
| Nearest other occurrences of Baryte |
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| 20.7km (12.9 miles) | ⓘAncram Lead Mines (Ancram Mine: Livingston's Mine), Boston Corners, Ancram Township, Columbia County, New York, USA |
| 40.7km (25.3 miles) | ⓘThomaston Dam railroad cut, Thomaston Dam, Thomaston, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 46.1km (28.6 miles) | ⓘBristol Copper Mine, Bristol, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
| 48.4km (30.1 miles) | ⓘRoncari Quarry, East Granby, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
| 49.6km (30.8 miles) | ⓘHurley Hill, Bristol, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
| 53.0km (32.9 miles) | ⓘFarmington Trap Rock Quarry, Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
| 53.3km (33.1 miles) | ⓘO & G Woodbury Traprock Quarry (Orenaug Quarry; O & G No. 1 Quarry), Orenaug Hills, Woodbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 54.1km (33.6 miles) | ⓘState Route 372 construction site, Plainville, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
| 55.6km (34.6 miles) | ⓘJourney Road quarry, Plainville, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
| 55.8km (34.6 miles) | ⓘPlainville Trap Rock Quarry (Tilcon New Britain Quarry), Plainville, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
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