| Locality type: | Construction Site |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Chabazite-Ca |
| Formula: | (Ca,K2,Na2)2[Al2Si4O12]2 · 12H2O |
| Formation: | Secondary |
| Comments: | Micro crystals coated with pyrite in fractures with quartz, heulandite, adularia, albite, calcite. |
| Habit: | rhombohedral |
| Colour: | pale brown to pale gray |
| Abundance at site: | Rare |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Albite | β1 photo of Chabazite-Ca associated with Albite at this locality. |
| Laumontite | β1 photo of Chabazite-Ca associated with Laumontite at this locality. |
| Calcite | β1 photo of Chabazite-Ca associated with Calcite at this locality. |
| Pyrite | β1 photo of Chabazite-Ca associated with Pyrite at this locality. |
| Heulandite-Ca | β1 photo of Chabazite-Ca associated with Heulandite-Ca at this locality. |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Chabazite-Ca data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view State Route 67 construction site, Oxford, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 1409308 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:1409308:9 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 3cab84ae-f386-4776-ba48-b7be5c4df2c7 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Chabazite-Ca |
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| 13.5km (8.4 miles) | βO & G Southbury Quarry (Silliman Quarry; O & G No. 2 Quarry), Orenaug Hills, Woodbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 15.2km (9.4 miles) | βO & G Woodbury Traprock Quarry (Orenaug Quarry; O & G No. 1 Quarry), Orenaug Hills, Woodbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 15.4km (9.5 miles) | βInterstate 84 road cuts (Route 6A bypass), Newtown, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 17.9km (11.1 miles) | βUnnamed quarry, Waterbury, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA |
| 18.0km (11.2 miles) | βWoodhaven, Waterbury, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA |
| 18.3km (11.4 miles) | βCheshire Traprock Quarry, Cheshire, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA |
| 19.9km (12.4 miles) | βWatertown, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 20.0km (12.4 miles) | βState Route 8 exit 37, Watertown, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 22.8km (14.1 miles) | βHancock Brook Dam, Plymouth, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 32.7km (20.3 miles) | βFillow Quarry (Branchville Quarry; Branchville Mica Mine; Smith Mine), Branchville, Redding (Reading), Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
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State Route 67 construction site, Oxford, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA