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| Species: | Dolomite |
| Formula: | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Comments: | "At the Jail Hill quarry in Haddam, tephroite-spessartine-alleghanyite-bustamite "ore" contains a white to light pink dolomite carbonate. The pink is known to be kutnohorite (studied at the University of Michigan); the white seems to be just dolomite." Could just be calcite, which is present. |
| Colour: | white |
| Quality for species: | Poor for species, only of interest for locality collectors. (#) |
| Abundance at site: | Rare |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Unconfirmed/Questioned |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Dolomite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Jail Hill Road locality (Jail Hill Quarry), Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 828330 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:828330:6 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 7729ab0e-e350-46cd-b599-1362759a0478 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Dolomite |
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| 1.0km (0.6 miles) | ⓘHazen quarry (Epidote locality), Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 2.4km (1.5 miles) | ⓘGillette Quarry (J-J Mine; Haddam Neck Quarry), Haddam Neck, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 25.3km (15.7 miles) | ⓘState Routes 9 and 372 interchange, Berlin, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
| 28.0km (17.4 miles) | ⓘHart's Lead Mine, Berlin, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
| 29.7km (18.5 miles) | ⓘState Route 9 - Ellis Street and State Route 72 interchanges (State Route 72 roadcut), New Britain, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
| 32.4km (20.1 miles) | ⓘArute Field, New Britain, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
| 33.0km (20.5 miles) | ⓘThe Woodlands, Newington, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
| 34.1km (21.2 miles) | ⓘState Route 9 & State Route 71 Interchange, New Britain, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
| 34.3km (21.3 miles) | ⓘFoxon quarry, Foxon, East Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA |
| 36.5km (22.7 miles) | ⓘHigh Street and Interstate 95 interchange, East Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA |
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