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Molybdenite locality, Essex, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA
Detailed Mineral List:
| Molybdenite | ||
| Formula: | MoS2 | |
| Description: | In a quartz vein traversing gneiss. | |
| Reference: | Robinson (1825), Silliman (1819) | |
| Quartz | ||
| Formula: | SiO2 | |
| Description: | A vein traversing gneiss and hosting molybdenite. | |
| Reference: | Robinson (1825), Silliman (1819) | |
2 entries listed. 2 valid minerals.
References
Silliman, Benjamin. (1819): Localities of Minerals. American Journal of Science, Vol. 1, p. 242.
Porter, T. D. (1825): T. D. Porter's Localities of Minerals on Connecticut River. American Journal of Science, series 1, Vol. 9, p. 177 and figure at end plate.
Robinson, Samuel. (1825): A Catalogue of American Minerals, With Their Localities; Including All Which Are Known to Exist in the United States and British Provinces, And Having the Towns, Counties, and Districts in Each State and Province Arranged Alphabetically. With an Appendix, Containing Additional Localities and a Tabular View. Cummings, Hilliard, & Co., Boston.
Porter, T. D. (1825): T. D. Porter's Localities of Minerals on Connecticut River. American Journal of Science, series 1, Vol. 9, p. 177 and figure at end plate.
Robinson, Samuel. (1825): A Catalogue of American Minerals, With Their Localities; Including All Which Are Known to Exist in the United States and British Provinces, And Having the Towns, Counties, and Districts in Each State and Province Arranged Alphabetically. With an Appendix, Containing Additional Localities and a Tabular View. Cummings, Hilliard, & Co., Boston.
External Links
19th century American Journal of Science search page: http://diva.library.cmu.edu/ajs/search.jsp
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