| Locality type: | Quarry |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Bismutite |
| Formula: | (BiO)2CO3 |
| Comments: | in cleavelandite as an alteration of bismuthinite, associated with wulfenite, pyromorphite and cerussite |
| Habit: | earthy alteration of bismuthinite |
| Colour: | white, gray, yellow |
| Abundance at site: | Very Rare |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Wulfenite | ⓘ4 photos of Bismutite associated with Wulfenite at this locality. |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Bismutite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Fillow Quarry (Branchville Quarry; Branchville Mica Mine; Smith Mine), Branchville, Redding (Reading), Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 130884 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:130884:6 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 2ff34451-80c2-48d0-a641-f986078f950e |
| Nearest other occurrences of Bismutite |
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| 12.1km (7.5 miles) | ⓘBiermann Quarries (Bethel quarries) and tourmaline ledge, Bethel, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 17.6km (10.9 miles) | ⓘOld Mine Plaza construction site, Long Hill, Trumbull, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 18.5km (11.5 miles) | ⓘBedford, Westchester County, New York, USA |
| 20.1km (12.5 miles) | ⓘTrumbull, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 22.3km (13.9 miles) | ⓘBooth's Mine (Booth's Bismuth Mine; Booth-Hurd's Bismuth Mine), Monroe, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 29.9km (18.6 miles) | ⓘCurtis Quarry (Southford Quarry; Southford pegmatite; Southbury rose quartz quarry; Bridgeport Woodfinishing Co. Quarry; Hulls Hill), Southford, Southbury, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA |
| 34.7km (21.6 miles) | ⓘRockside Quarry (Mine Hill Quarry), Mine Hill (Ore Hill), Roxbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 39.8km (24.7 miles) | ⓘWoodbury pegmatite quarry (Judson Quarry), Woodbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 79.3km (49.3 miles) | ⓘStrickland Quarry, Strickland pegmatite, Collins Hill, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 80.1km (49.8 miles) | ⓘChrysoberyl locality, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
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