| Classification |
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| Species: | Chalcocite |
| Formula: | Cu2S |
| Colour: | black |
| Quality for species: | Poor for species, only of interest for locality collectors. (#) |
| Abundance at site: | Extremely Rare |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Unconfirmed/Questioned |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Chalcocite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Pillow lava locality, Meriden, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 754370 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:754370:8 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | a6edcb10-ba86-41c5-8403-58fc01bc0938 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Chalcocite |
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| 6.2km (3.9 miles) | ⓘInterstate 691 and State Route 10 Interchange, Cheshire, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA |
| 8.8km (5.4 miles) | ⓘCheshire Barytes Company barite mine (Stamford Manufacturing Company barite mine), Cheshire, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA |
| 8.8km (5.5 miles) | ⓘCopper Valley Mine (Bellamy's Mine; Munson's Mine), Cheshire, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA |
| 10.3km (6.4 miles) | ⓘJinny Hill Mine (Cheshire Barite Mine), Cheshire, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA |
| 10.5km (6.5 miles) | ⓘCross Rock Copper Mine, Cheshire, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA |
| 12.0km (7.5 miles) | ⓘState Route 9 - Ellis Street and State Route 72 interchanges (State Route 72 roadcut), New Britain, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
| 19.9km (12.4 miles) | ⓘRocky Hill Quarry, Rocky Hill, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
| 20.6km (12.8 miles) | ⓘBristol Copper Mine, Bristol, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
| 26.2km (16.3 miles) | ⓘBarrett Brothers Quarry (D and J Quarry), Beacon Falls, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA |
| 45.8km (28.5 miles) | ⓘNew-Gate Copper Mine (Old New-Gate Prison), Simsbury Mines, East Granby, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
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| Reference Search (possible matching items) |
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 | | Book | | Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA USA ISBN 978-81-322-1568-4 ISBN 978-81-322-1569-1 DOI...1007/978-81-322-1569-1 (eBook) Springer New Delhi Heidelberg New York Dordrecht London Library of Congress...Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA for allowing us to use their JEOL JXA-733 Superprobe...support from the Department of Science and Technology, New Delhi for book writing to retired scientists is gratefully...Trachybasalt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Crater Facies Lava . . . . . . . . . . . Spilite . . . . . . . . . |
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