| Locality type: | Quarry |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Calcite |
| Formula: | CaCO3 |
| Comments: | Crystals are found in vugs and occasionally with massive cleavage material in seams and veins. Occasionally the crystals are clear, and when broken into cleavages, show the double refraction commonly associated with Iceland spar. The cleavage material is generally cream-colored with some going to yellowish. This last fluoresces red under short wave. Weak response under long wave. Mostly the calcite shows weak fluorescence, cream to yellow, under both long and short waves; it is phosphorescent: it is also thermoluminescent.
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| Habit: | scalenohedra and rhombohedra in almost cubic form to needle-like forms |
| Colour: | cream to yellow |
| Luminescent properties: | red, cream to yellow |
| Abundance at site: | Extremely common |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Tremolite | β5 photos of Calcite associated with Tremolite at this locality. |
| Dolomite | β4 photos of Calcite associated with Dolomite at this locality. |
| Pyrite | β3 photos of Calcite associated with Pyrite at this locality. |
| Malachite | β1 photo of Calcite associated with Malachite at this locality. |
| Chalcopyrite | β1 photo of Calcite associated with Chalcopyrite at this locality. |
| Sphalerite | β1 photo of Calcite associated with Sphalerite at this locality. |
| Diopside | β1 photo of Calcite associated with Diopside at this locality. |
| Quartz | β1 photo of Calcite associated with Quartz at this locality. |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Calcite 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: | 132326 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:132326:9 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 14a9be30-9343-4ebb-8fe7-a411119e901d |
| Nearest other occurrences of Calcite |
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| 1.9km (1.2 miles) | βCanaan, North Canaan, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 2.9km (1.8 miles) | βAllyndale Limestone Corp. quarry, East Canaan, North Canaan, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 4.2km (2.6 miles) | βConklin Limestone Company quarry (Falls Village Quarry), Falls Village, Canaan, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 4.6km (2.9 miles) | βRedwing Quarry, Falls Village, Canaan, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 13.3km (8.3 miles) | βCornwall Hollow, Cornwall, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 20.7km (12.9 miles) | βAncram Lead Mines (Ancram Mine: Livingston's Mine), Boston Corners, Ancram Township, Columbia County, New York, USA |
| 28.6km (17.8 miles) | βTorrington (Wolcottville), Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 30.5km (19.0 miles) | βSouth Main Street construction site, Torrington (Wolcottville), Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 31.3km (19.5 miles) | βLee Lime mine (Lee Lime quarry), Lee, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, USA |
| 33.4km (20.8 miles) | βPegmatite quarry and ultramafic rock, Harwinton, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| References |
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Pfizer Company Marble Quarry, Canaan, North Canaan, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA