| Locality type: | Park |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Calcite |
| Formula: | CaCO3 |
| Formation: | Primary |
| Comments: | A major component of the marble, also an accessory in the quartz-rich contact zone between the marble and amphibolite at the upper mine pit. |
| Habit: | cleavable masses to granular |
| Colour: | white to gray |
| Luminescent properties: | orange-red under SW and MW UV |
| Quality for species: | Rock forming mineral/non-crystalline/little interest for collectors.(##) |
| Abundance at site: | Extremely common |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Grossular | ⓘ1 photo of Calcite associated with Grossular at this locality. |
| Diopside | ⓘ1 photo of Calcite associated with Diopside at this locality. |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Calcite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Old Mine Park (Old Tungsten Mine), Long Hill, Trumbull, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 131468 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:131468:7 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 20266d18-7a4d-4aad-943d-f04886ef418b |
| Nearest other occurrences of Calcite |
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| 0.4km (0.2 miles) | ⓘOld Mine Plaza construction site, Long Hill, Trumbull, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 0.7km (0.4 miles) | ⓘCorporate Drive, Long Hill, Trumbull, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 3.7km (2.3 miles) | ⓘState Route 25 road cuts, Trumbull, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 6.4km (4.0 miles) | ⓘLane's Copper Mine (Fan Hill Road), Monroe, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 7.5km (4.7 miles) | ⓘNew England Materials quarry, Monroe, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 11.0km (6.9 miles) | ⓘLittle Laurel Lime Park, Seymour, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA |
| 11.4km (7.1 miles) | ⓘLord Chamberlain Nursing and Rehabilitation Center (7003 Main Street; 7003 State Route 110), Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 12.8km (8.0 miles) | ⓘStevenson Mine (Burke's Copper Mine), Oxford, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA |
| 13.1km (8.2 miles) | ⓘRedding (Reading), Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 14.0km (8.7 miles) | ⓘStratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
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