| Locality type: | Quarry |
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| Species: | Anhydrite |
| Formula: | CaSO4 |
| Formation: | Secondary |
| Comments: | Crystals in voids in brecciated basalt with calcite, quartz, goethite, hematite. Confirmed via blowpipe flame test, which yielded bright orange Ca flame, not red, which would indicate Sr (celestine). |
| Habit: | tabular |
| Colour: | colorless to light blue |
| Abundance at site: | Common |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Confirmed |
| Confirmation Methods: | Blowpipe |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Hematite | β7 photos of Anhydrite associated with Hematite at this locality. |
| Calcite | β6 photos of Anhydrite associated with Calcite at this locality. |
| Goethite | β4 photos of Anhydrite associated with Goethite at this locality. |
| Quartz | β2 photos of Anhydrite associated with Quartz at this locality. |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Anhydrite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Farm River Rock Quarry, East Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (3 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 1563574 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:1563574:9 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0a0023e1-349d-4ca2-9829-64001cd12262 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Anhydrite |
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| 5.9km (3.7 miles) | βMcLay Avenue, East Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA |
| 6.0km (3.7 miles) | βCinque Quarry, East Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA |
| 7.8km (4.9 miles) | βHigh Street and Interstate 95 interchange, East Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA |
| 15.8km (9.8 miles) | βReed's Gap Quarry (New Haven Trap Rock quarry; Tilcon Durham quarry), Durham, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 22.9km (14.2 miles) | βBarrett Brothers Quarry (D and J Quarry), Beacon Falls, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA |
| 23.5km (14.6 miles) | βPillow lava locality, Meriden, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA |
| 24.3km (15.1 miles) | βMeriden Trap Rock Quarry (Lane's Quarry), Meriden, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA |
| 24.7km (15.4 miles) | βQuartz locality, Meriden, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA |
| 25.8km (16.0 miles) | βLord Chamberlain Nursing and Rehabilitation Center (7003 Main Street; 7003 State Route 110), Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 34.3km (21.3 miles) | βBlue Stone Quarry, Waterbury, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA |
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Farm River Rock Quarry, East Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA