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Copper from
Weston meteorite (incl Easton; Trumbull; Fairfield), Easton (Weston), Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA


Locality type:Strewn Field
Notes:Most of the fragments of this meteorite were found within the boundaries of the modern town of Easton, which was the eastern part of the town of Weston until 1845, when it became a separate town. Other finds are in the towns of Trumbull and Fairfield, which were already separate towns in 1807.
Classification
Species:Copper
Formula:Cu
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Copper data
Locality Data:Click here to view Weston meteorite (incl Easton; Trumbull; Fairfield), Easton (Weston), Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:657205
Long-form Identifier:1:3:657205:1
GUID (UUID V4):fc591fa0-91b7-469e-8069-dc2d2a5e1978
Nearest other occurrences of Copper
4.9km (3.0 miles) Old Mine Park (Old Tungsten Mine), Long Hill, Trumbull, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
25.0km (15.5 miles) Lambert's Mine (Maltby Lakes Mine), West Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
33.7km (20.9 miles) Dyke Park, Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
33.9km (21.1 miles) Hamden, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
40.0km (24.9 miles) Jinny Hill Mine (Cheshire Barite Mine), Cheshire, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
44.9km (27.9 miles) New Haven Mineral Company barite mine, Cheshire, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
47.5km (29.5 miles) Golden Parlour Mine, Meriden, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
54.1km (33.6 miles) Litchfield, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
57.9km (36.0 miles) Plainville Trap Rock Quarry (Tilcon New Britain Quarry), Plainville, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
58.4km (36.3 miles) Bristol Copper Mine, Bristol, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
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