| Locality type: | Quarry |
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| Species: | Anhydrite |
| Formula: | CaSO4 |
| Formation: | Primary |
| Comments: | Crystals formed early in the mineral paragenesis, then they all naturally dissolved away (as did the vast majority of it throughout the trap rock). Found as voids and molds in later minerals, some of these form epimorphs that show the full former anhydrite crystal habit. |
| Habit: | tabular |
| Colour: | unknown |
| Abundance at site: | Common |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Confirmed |
| Confirmation Methods: | Visually Identified |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Prehnite | ⓘ3 photos of Anhydrite associated with Prehnite at this locality. |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Anhydrite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view O & G Woodbury Traprock Quarry (Orenaug Quarry; O & G No. 1 Quarry), Orenaug Hills, Woodbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 1236122 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:1236122:3 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 231d40ae-fb81-4de0-bfc2-08eed01b56e1 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Anhydrite |
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| 3.6km (2.2 miles) | ⓘO & G Southbury Quarry (Silliman Quarry; O & G No. 2 Quarry), Orenaug Hills, Woodbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 5.7km (3.5 miles) | ⓘBates' Rock Road, Southbury, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA |
| 13.7km (8.5 miles) | ⓘBlue Stone Quarry, Waterbury, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA |
| 17.2km (10.7 miles) | ⓘBarrett Brothers Quarry (D and J Quarry), Beacon Falls, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA |
| 31.7km (19.7 miles) | ⓘPillow lava locality, Meriden, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA |
| 33.5km (20.8 miles) | ⓘMeriden Trap Rock Quarry (Lane's Quarry), Meriden, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA |
| 33.5km (20.8 miles) | ⓘLord Chamberlain Nursing and Rehabilitation Center (7003 Main Street; 7003 State Route 110), Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 34.3km (21.3 miles) | ⓘJourney Road quarry, Plainville, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
| 35.2km (21.8 miles) | ⓘQuartz locality, Meriden, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA |
| 35.5km (22.0 miles) | ⓘTomasso Quarry, Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
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