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Azurite from
State Route 9 - Ellis Street and State Route 72 interchanges (State Route 72 roadcut), New Britain, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA


Locality type:Road Cutting
Classification
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
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Chalcopyriteβ“˜3 photos of Azurite associated with Chalcopyrite at this locality.
Malachiteβ“˜2 photos of Azurite associated with Malachite at this locality.
Baryteβ“˜1 photo of Azurite associated with Baryte at this locality.
Data
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 GalleryView Gallery (4 photos)
Data Identifiers
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
4.5km (2.8 miles) β“˜Arute Field, New Britain, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
5.8km (3.6 miles) β“˜Fenn Road, Newington, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
11.2km (6.9 miles) β“˜Rocky Hill Quarry, Rocky Hill, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
12.2km (7.6 miles) β“˜Trinity Ridge, Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
14.6km (9.1 miles) β“˜Bristol Copper Mine, Bristol, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
22.1km (13.7 miles) β“˜Jinny Hill Mine (Cheshire Barite Mine), Cheshire, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
25.6km (15.9 miles) β“˜Reynolds Bridge, Thomaston, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
26.6km (16.5 miles) β“˜O and G quarry # 3, Prospect, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
31.2km (19.4 miles) β“˜State Route 9 rock cuts, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
34.1km (21.2 miles) β“˜New-Gate Copper Mine (Old New-Gate Prison), Simsbury Mines, East Granby, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
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