Cheshire Mining and Manufacturing Company barite mine (Stamford Manufacturing Company barite mine), Cheshire, New Haven County, Connecticut, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Cheshire Mining and Manufacturing Company barite mine (Stamford Manufacturing Company barite mine) | Mine |
Cheshire | - not defined - |
New Haven County | County |
Connecticut | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
41° 32' 42'' North , 72° 54' 15'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Cheshire Village | 5,786 (2017) | 4.7km |
Cheshire | 29,443 (2017) | 5.1km |
Prospect | 9,476 (2017) | 7.8km |
Meriden | 59,988 (2017) | 8.1km |
Wolcott | 16,639 (2017) | 9.4km |
Nearest Clubs:
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Club | Location | Distance |
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Lapidary and Mineral Society of Central Connecticut | Meriden, Connecticut | 8km |
Bristol Gem & Mineral Club | Bristol, Connecticut | 15km |
New Haven Mineral Club | New Haven, Connecticut | 26km |
Danbury Mineralogical Society | Danbury, Connecticut | 49km |
Mindat Locality ID:
238617
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:238617:4
GUID (UUID V4):
1481ddf8-2c60-4b2c-a301-18eb1ab6cd9f
A small, unsuccessful baryte mine working small brecciated veins in the Triassic New Haven Arkose. It was first operated by the Cheshire Mining and Manufacturing Company from 1864 to about 1871 and then by the Stamford Manufacturing Company from 1876 to 1877.
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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.
Detailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Baryte Formula: BaSO4 Habit: tabular. anhedral Colour: white Description: Produced limited quantities of ore and not regarded as a quality specimen producer. |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
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ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
O | Oxygen | |
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O | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
Ba | Barium | |
Ba | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Ganderia DomainDomain
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