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Chalcocite from
New-Gate Copper Mine (Old New-Gate Prison), Simsbury Mines, East Granby, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Chalcocite
Formula:Cu2S
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Malachiteβ“˜6 photos of Chalcocite associated with Malachite at this locality.
Chrysocollaβ“˜5 photos of Chalcocite associated with Chrysocolla at this locality.
Cupriteβ“˜5 photos of Chalcocite associated with Cuprite at this locality.
Borniteβ“˜2 photos of Chalcocite associated with Bornite at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chalcocite data
Locality Data:Click here to view New-Gate Copper Mine (Old New-Gate Prison), Simsbury Mines, East Granby, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:615161
Long-form Identifier:1:3:615161:4
GUID (UUID V4):fa03f1f3-9c78-47cc-b8c9-82169cec4703
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcocite
0.0km (0.0 miles) β“˜Simsbury Mines, East Granby, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
1.0km (0.6 miles) β“˜North Hill Mines, Simsbury Mines, East Granby, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
11.6km (7.2 miles) β“˜K-F Quarry (Kelsey-Ferguson Quarry), Suffield, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
26.5km (16.5 miles) β“˜Baryte locality, Somers, Tolland County, Connecticut, USA
30.7km (19.1 miles) β“˜Bristol Copper Mine, Bristol, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
33.3km (20.7 miles) β“˜Rocky Hill Quarry, Rocky Hill, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
34.1km (21.2 miles) β“˜State Route 9 - Ellis Street and State Route 72 interchanges (State Route 72 roadcut), New Britain, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
35.5km (22.1 miles) β“˜Loudville Lead Mines (Manhan Lead-Silver Mine; Southampton Lead Mine; Northampton Lead Mine), Easthampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA
45.8km (28.5 miles) β“˜Pillow lava locality, Meriden, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
46.6km (28.9 miles) β“˜Interstate 691 and State Route 10 Interchange, Cheshire, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
References
Gray 1982
 
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