| Classification |
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| Species: | Anhydrite |
| Formula: | CaSO4 |
| Formation: | Primary |
| Comments: | Subparallel rectagular molds in calcite/quartz that formed over early anhydrite crystals that later naturally dissolved. |
| Habit: | Tabular |
| Quality for species: | Poor for species, only of interest for locality collectors. (#) |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Never found, but inferred to have existed at some point in the past (e.g. from pseudomorphs) |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Anhydrite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view McLay Avenue, East Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 968140 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:968140:8 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 6cc17cc8-e134-491a-bc7a-b103b3647963 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Anhydrite |
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| 0.1km (0.1 miles) | ⓘCinque Quarry, East Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA |
| 2.1km (1.3 miles) | ⓘHigh Street and Interstate 95 interchange, East Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA |
| 5.9km (3.7 miles) | ⓘFarm River Rock Quarry, East Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA |
| 20.6km (12.8 miles) | ⓘLord Chamberlain Nursing and Rehabilitation Center (7003 Main Street; 7003 State Route 110), Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 21.6km (13.4 miles) | ⓘReed's Gap Quarry (New Haven Trap Rock quarry; Tilcon Durham quarry), Durham, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 21.7km (13.5 miles) | ⓘBarrett Brothers Quarry (D and J Quarry), Beacon Falls, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA |
| 28.2km (17.5 miles) | ⓘPillow lava locality, Meriden, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA |
| 29.3km (18.2 miles) | ⓘMeriden Trap Rock Quarry (Lane's Quarry), Meriden, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA |
| 29.8km (18.5 miles) | ⓘQuartz locality, Meriden, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA |
| 36.3km (22.5 miles) | ⓘBlue Stone Quarry, Waterbury, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA |
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