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Dolomite from
Gillette Quarry (J-J Mine; Haddam Neck Quarry), Haddam Neck, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Dolomite
Formula:CaMg(CO3)2
Comments:With the calc-silicate vein found in the wall rock in 1953-4 by Dick Schooner.
Habit:massive
Colour:white, green to black
Quality for species:Rock forming mineral/non-crystalline/little interest for collectors.(##)
Abundance at site:Very Rare
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Dolomite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Gillette Quarry (J-J Mine; Haddam Neck Quarry), Haddam Neck, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:131569
Long-form Identifier:1:3:131569:1
GUID (UUID V4):beb792c5-207a-4c9d-a3b3-7faa50220aec
Nearest other occurrences of Dolomite
2.1km (1.3 miles) Hazen quarry (Epidote locality), Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
2.4km (1.5 miles) Jail Hill Road locality (Jail Hill Quarry), Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
23.8km (14.8 miles) State Routes 9 and 372 interchange, Berlin, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
26.6km (16.6 miles) Hart's Lead Mine, Berlin, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
28.2km (17.5 miles) State Route 9 - Ellis Street and State Route 72 interchanges (State Route 72 roadcut), New Britain, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
30.6km (19.0 miles) Arute Field, New Britain, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
31.2km (19.4 miles) The Woodlands, Newington, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
32.3km (20.0 miles) State Route 9 & State Route 71 Interchange, New Britain, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
35.6km (22.1 miles) Foxon quarry, Foxon, East Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
36.4km (22.6 miles) Norwich, New London County, Connecticut, USA
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