| Locality type: | Mine |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Calcite |
| Formula: | CaCO3 |
| Comments: | Forms much of the gangue. |
| Habit: | scalenohedral |
| Luminescent properties: | orange-red to deep pink |
| Abundance at site: | Common |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Bornite | β3 photos of Calcite associated with Bornite at this locality. |
| Malachite | β2 photos of Calcite associated with Malachite at this locality. |
| Baryte | β2 photos of Calcite associated with Baryte at this locality. |
| Willemite | β1 photo of Calcite associated with Willemite at this locality. |
| Cuprite | β1 photo of Calcite associated with Cuprite at this locality. |
| Chrysocolla | β1 photo of Calcite associated with Chrysocolla at this locality. |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Calcite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Copper Valley Mine (Bellamy's Mine; Munson's Mine), Cheshire, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 843495 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:843495:1 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | f590be05-ffcf-48a7-a10b-2f54fad38d2e |
| Nearest other occurrences of Calcite |
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| 1.8km (1.1 miles) | βJinny Hill Mine (Cheshire Barite Mine), Cheshire, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA |
| 5.2km (3.3 miles) | βTallman Mine (Tallman's Mine), Hamden, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA |
| 5.3km (3.3 miles) | βCheshire Barytes Company barite mine (Stamford Manufacturing Company barite mine), Cheshire, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA |
| 5.9km (3.6 miles) | βCheshire Traprock Quarry, Cheshire, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA |
| 7.7km (4.8 miles) | βNew Haven Mineral Company barite mine, Cheshire, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA |
| 8.2km (5.1 miles) | βHubbard Park Quartz locality, Meriden, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA |
| 8.3km (5.2 miles) | βInterstate 691 and State Route 10 Interchange, Cheshire, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA |
| 8.8km (5.5 miles) | βPillow lava locality, Meriden, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA |
| 9.4km (5.9 miles) | βInterstate 84 interchange 26, Cheshire, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA |
| 10.2km (6.4 miles) | βProgress Lane construction site, Waterbury, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA |
| References |
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Copper Valley Mine, Cheshire, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA