| Locality type: | Quarry |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Calcite |
| Formula: | CaCO3 |
| Comments: | Veins in the border zone, rarely as micro crystals in small pockets. |
| Habit: | anhedral grains |
| Quality for species: | Rock forming mineral/non-crystalline/little interest for collectors.(##) |
| Abundance at site: | Rare |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Cleavelandite | β6 photos of Calcite associated with Cleavelandite at this locality. |
| Fluorite | β2 photos of Calcite associated with Fluorite at this locality. |
| Fluorapatite | β2 photos of Calcite associated with Fluorapatite at this locality. |
| Columbite-(Fe) | β2 photos of Calcite associated with Columbite-(Fe) at this locality. |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Calcite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Fillow Quarry (Branchville Quarry; Branchville Mica Mine; Smith Mine), Branchville, Redding (Reading), Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (3 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 38332 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:38332:9 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | ce89a89d-2c9b-43a9-bc75-1ebeffbca7d1 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Calcite |
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| 5.2km (3.2 miles) | βRidgefield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 6.1km (3.8 miles) | βRedding (Reading), Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 6.1km (3.8 miles) | βWest Redding grossular locality, Redding (Reading), Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 11.7km (7.3 miles) | βBethel, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 13.1km (8.1 miles) | βUnnamed Chlorite outcrop [1], Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 14.4km (9.0 miles) | βShelter Rock Road/Plumtrees Road intersection, Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 14.9km (9.2 miles) | βWestern Connecticut State College, Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 16.1km (10.0 miles) | βNorth Street mall, Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 16.8km (10.4 miles) | βNorwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 17.6km (10.9 miles) | βOld Mine Plaza construction site, Long Hill, Trumbull, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| References |
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Fillow Quarry, Branchville, Redding, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA