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Anhydrite from
Quartz locality, Meriden, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA


Locality type:Ridge
Classification
Species:Anhydrite
Formula:CaSO4
Formation:Primary
Comments:Subhedral tabular crystals that later naturally dissolved away leaving voids in surrounding minerals. In vesicles in basalt.
Habit:tabular
Quality for species:Poor for species, only of interest for locality collectors. (#)
Confirmation
Validity:Never found, but inferred to have existed at some point in the past (e.g. from pseudomorphs)
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Fluoriteⓘ1 photo of Anhydrite associated with Fluorite at this locality.
Quartzⓘ1 photo of Anhydrite associated with Quartz at this locality.
Hematiteⓘ1 photo of Anhydrite associated with Hematite at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Anhydrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Quartz locality, Meriden, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1549009
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1549009:4
GUID (UUID V4):c7cb31f4-b65d-4808-a4b5-9683ec81fbb0
Nearest other occurrences of Anhydrite
1.7km (1.1 miles) ⓘMeriden Trap Rock Quarry (Lane's Quarry), Meriden, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
3.6km (2.2 miles) ⓘPillow lava locality, Meriden, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
10.0km (6.2 miles) ⓘSherrill Street quarry, New Britain, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
10.4km (6.5 miles) ⓘState Route 9 - Ellis Street and State Route 72 interchanges (State Route 72 roadcut), New Britain, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
11.0km (6.8 miles) ⓘReed's Gap Quarry (New Haven Trap Rock quarry; Tilcon Durham quarry), Durham, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
13.1km (8.1 miles) ⓘJourney Road quarry, Plainville, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
15.0km (9.3 miles) ⓘ2368-2384 Berlin Turnpike (Former Hartford Drive-In), Newington, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
16.3km (10.1 miles) ⓘTomasso Quarry, Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
23.2km (14.4 miles) ⓘBlue Stone Quarry, Waterbury, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
24.7km (15.4 miles) ⓘFarm River Rock Quarry, East Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
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