Locality type: | Mine |
Classification |
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Species: | Hydrozincite |
Formula: | Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
Comments: | Typically as gray-white crusts and coatings associated with sphalerite. |
Habit: | coatings |
Colour: | grayish-white |
Luminescent properties: | blue-white |
Quality for species: | Poor for species, only of interest for locality collectors. (#) |
Confirmation |
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Validity: | Believed Valid |
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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Siderite | ⓘ2 photos of Hydrozincite associated with Siderite at this locality. |
Sphalerite | ⓘ2 photos of Hydrozincite associated with Sphalerite at this locality. |
Quartz | ⓘ1 photo of Hydrozincite associated with Quartz at this locality. |
Data |
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Mineral Data: | Click here to view Hydrozincite data |
Locality Data: | Click here to view Roxbury Iron Mine (Shepaug Iron Company Mine; Shepaug Spathic Iron and Steel Company Mine), Mine Hill (Ore Hill), Roxbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA |
Data Identifiers |
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Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 131256 |
Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:131256:0 |
GUID (UUID V4): | f5966ccc-37e3-4759-90f3-56904d6f4e65 |
Nearest other occurrences of Hydrozincite |
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13.9km (8.6 miles) | ⓘU. S. Route 7 Expressway (Danbury line to Iron Works District), Brookfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
26.8km (16.7 miles) | ⓘThomaston Dam railroad cut, Thomaston Dam, Thomaston, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA |
32.3km (20.1 miles) | ⓘOld Mine Plaza construction site, Long Hill, Trumbull, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
60.7km (37.7 miles) | ⓘMiddletown lead mines (Middletown Mine), Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
93.8km (58.3 miles) | ⓘLoudville Lead Mines (Manhan Lead-Silver Mine; Southampton Lead Mine; Northampton Lead Mine), Easthampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA |
References |
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Roxbury Iron Mine, Mine Hill, Roxbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA