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Scorodite from
Great Hill cobalt mines, Cobalt, East Hampton, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA

Description
Comments:	"in botryoidal crusts that are almost sub-translucent" associated with arsenolite (Januzzi 1976); "Common as pale-green masses resulting from the decomposition of arsenopyrite" (Schairer 1931)
Habit:	botryoidal crusts
Colour:	pale-green
Quality of samples:	not specified / average specimens
Rarity at site:	Common
Confirmation
Validity:	Believed Valid
References
References:	Januzzi (1976) Mineral Localities of Connecticut & Southeastern New York State, p. 230; Schairer (1931)
Data
Mineral Data:	Click here to view Scorodite data
Locality Data:	Click here to view Great Hill cobalt mines, Cobalt, East Hampton, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA
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