Buck Hill iron mine, Sharon, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Buck Hill iron mine | Prospect |
Sharon | Town |
Litchfield County | County |
Connecticut | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
41° 48' 30'' North , 73° 24' 46'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Sharon | 729 (2017) | 9.5km |
Kent | 2,858 (2017) | 10.7km |
Amenia | 955 (2017) | 12.7km |
Dover Plains | 1,323 (2017) | 15.5km |
New Preston | 1,182 (2017) | 15.7km |
Nearest Clubs:
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Club | Location | Distance |
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Bristol Gem & Mineral Club | Bristol, Connecticut | 41km |
Mid-Hudson Valley Gem and Mineral Society Inc. | Poughkeepsie, New York | 44km |
Danbury Mineralogical Society | Danbury, Connecticut | 46km |
Mindat Locality ID:
105641
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:105641:2
GUID (UUID V4):
99f73394-7e59-437d-ad68-84fffe2bca75
A "mine in the southeast corner of the town of Sharon is said to have furnished some fifty tons of ore to the furnaces." (Harte, 1944). Location uncertain.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
1 valid mineral.
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
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ⓘ | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
O | Oxygen | |
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O | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
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- Laurentides DomainDomain
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