Locality type: | Road Cutting |
Classification |
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Species: | Azurite |
Formula: | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
Comments: | secondary alteration of chalcopyrite with malachite in fault veins |
Habit: | crusts and crude microcrystals |
Colour: | dark blue |
Abundance at site: | Very Rare |
Confirmation |
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Validity: | Believed Valid |
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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Chalcopyrite | β3 photos of Azurite associated with Chalcopyrite at this locality. |
Malachite | β2 photos of Azurite associated with Malachite at this locality. |
Baryte | β1 photo of Azurite associated with Baryte at this locality. |
Data |
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Mineral Data: | Click here to view Azurite data |
Locality Data: | Click here to view State Route 9 - Ellis Street and State Route 72 interchanges (State Route 72 roadcut), New Britain, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
Photo Gallery | View Gallery (4 photos) |
Data Identifiers |
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Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 47355 |
Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:47355:2 |
GUID (UUID V4): | 7abe8bc8-50f2-44cf-9751-52908c80e4df |
Nearest other occurrences of Azurite |
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4.5km (2.8 miles) | βArute Field, New Britain, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
5.8km (3.6 miles) | βFenn Road, Newington, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
11.2km (6.9 miles) | βRocky Hill Quarry, Rocky Hill, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
12.2km (7.6 miles) | βTrinity Ridge, Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
14.6km (9.1 miles) | βBristol Copper Mine, Bristol, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
22.1km (13.7 miles) | βJinny Hill Mine (Cheshire Barite Mine), Cheshire, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA |
25.6km (15.9 miles) | βReynolds Bridge, Thomaston, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA |
26.6km (16.5 miles) | βO and G quarry # 3, Prospect, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA |
31.2km (19.4 miles) | βState Route 9 rock cuts, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
34.1km (21.2 miles) | βNew-Gate Copper Mine (Old New-Gate Prison), Simsbury Mines, East Granby, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
References |
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State Route 9 - Ellis Street and State Route 72 interchanges, New Britain, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA