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| Species: | Gypsum |
| Formula: | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Comments: | Very thin tabular crystals in limonitic seams in diabase. Fragile groups of radiating crystals, of equally small size, but having a prismatic habit, are occasionally observed, as an reaction of pyrite and fluorite, in the pegmatite dike. |
| Habit: | thin tabular, prismatic radiating clusters |
| Colour: | white, colorless |
| Quality for species: | Poor for species, only of interest for locality collectors. (#) |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Pyrite | ⓘ2 photos of Gypsum associated with Pyrite at this locality. |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Gypsum data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Linkpot cut, Airline Railroad, East Hampton (Chatham), Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (2 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 132587 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:132587:4 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 1eeac473-ff9c-4354-847e-327ff855f138 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Gypsum |
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| 6.4km (4.0 miles) | ⓘWorth and Selden Quarries (Victoria Quarry), East Hampton (Chatham), Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 9.3km (5.7 miles) | ⓘStrickland Quarry, Strickland pegmatite, Collins Hill, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 9.6km (6.0 miles) | ⓘGillette Quarry (J-J Mine; Haddam Neck Quarry), Haddam Neck, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 10.6km (6.6 miles) | ⓘWalden Gem Quarry, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 24.0km (14.9 miles) | ⓘReed's Gap Quarry (New Haven Trap Rock quarry; Tilcon Durham quarry), Durham, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 25.1km (15.6 miles) | ⓘSherrill Street quarry, New Britain, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
| 26.1km (16.2 miles) | ⓘMeriden Trap Rock Quarry (Lane's Quarry), Meriden, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA |
| 27.9km (17.3 miles) | ⓘPillow lava locality, Meriden, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA |
| 27.9km (17.3 miles) | ⓘState Route 9 & State Route 71 Interchange, New Britain, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
| 31.9km (19.8 miles) | ⓘState Route 4 road cut, Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
| References |
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Linkpot cut, Airline Railroad, East Hampton, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA