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Molybdenite from
Brookfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA


Classification
Species:Molybdenite
Formula:MoS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Molybdenite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Brookfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:719064
Long-form Identifier:1:3:719064:3
GUID (UUID V4):c3d4c192-9940-402b-93cf-d08c018e3ab2
Localities for Molybdenite in this Region
U. S. Route 7 Expressway (Danbury line to Iron Works District), Brookfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
Nearest other occurrences of Molybdenite
3.7km (2.3 miles) U. S. Route 7 Expressway (Danbury line to Iron Works District), Brookfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
8.8km (5.5 miles) North Street mall, Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
19.0km (11.8 miles) Interstate 84 road cuts, Town of Southeast, Putnam County, New York, USA
19.8km (12.3 miles) Curtis Quarry (Southford Quarry; Southford pegmatite; Southbury rose quartz quarry; Bridgeport Woodfinishing Co. Quarry; Hulls Hill), Southford, Southbury, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
20.9km (13.0 miles) Tilly Foster Iron Mine, Town of Southeast, Putnam County, New York, USA
26.0km (16.1 miles) Old Mine Plaza construction site, Long Hill, Trumbull, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
33.0km (20.5 miles) Waterbury Road quarry, Thomaston, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
38.9km (24.2 miles) Shaft 7, Delaware Aqueduct, Town of Fishkill, Dutchess County, New York, USA
45.6km (28.3 miles) Philipstown, Cold Spring, Town of Philipstown, Putnam County, New York, USA
46.2km (28.7 miles) Constitution Island, Hudson River, Town of Philipstown, Putnam County, New York, USA
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
CONNECTICUT Mineral Locality Index Although many sites in Connecticut are no longer open to collectors...H. WEBER 1172 West L a k e Avenue Guilford, Connecticut 06437-1342 E A R L E C. SULLIVAN 17 R o c k y...y R i d g e D r i v e T r u m b u l l , Connecticut 06611-5326 T his locality index is meant to serve...collectors. More often than not, collecting in Connecticut is no longer per­ mitted. Many of the localities...effort has been made to list a l l localities in Connecticut, a small state that is big on mineralization
Book (edition)
THE MINERAL LOCALITIES OF CONNECTICUT AND SOUTHEASTERN NEW YORK * «-• r ** K* ysf^ :' •'’S >- n...250 SPECIES iBooks by Ronald Everett Januzzi CONNECTICUT MINERALS ON PARADE NEW YORK STATE MINERALS ON...THE MINERALOGICAL PRESS 83 Elm Street Danbury. Connecticut IIOIPW MINERALS ON PARAt>E F.tMSTltIP* THREE...to enrich our knowledge of the mineralogy of Connecticut: James Dwight Dana Samuel L. Penfield Edward...Minerals from the Principal Localities in Western Connecticut and Southeastern New York State.............
Report (volume)
Colorado.........Prof. R. D. George, Boulder. Connecticut..... .Prof. William N. Rice, Middletown. Prof...See Bauxite and Hallpysite. Asbestos. Tallapoosa County, with corundum deposits near Dudleyville; not found...commercial quantity or quality. Asphalt. Colbert County, small quantity has been shipped from near Leighton;...following localities: Bibb County, Pratts Ferry; Calhoun County, near Tampa; Clay County, T. 20, Pv. 7 E.; Jefferson...Jefferson County, at Elyton; Lee County, at Chewacla lime works; St. Clair County, at Gfeensport; Shelby
Book (edition)
mmed at Broken Arrow aud Trout creek, in Sc. Clair county. The strata in this field are more faulted und...prong of Canoe creek, in St. Clair county, to Ha\sop creek, in Bibb county, a distance of 60 miles. Down to...to Helena, in Shelby county, the field has an average width of 5 or 6 miles. Below that point the width...miles being in the latitud" of Blocton, in Bibb county. The south ern end of this field has a greater...Jefferson county; Helena, Montevallo, and Brierfield, Shelby county; and at Blocion. Bibb county. The Warrior
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
came from the King Mine near Cripple Creek." CONNECTICUT—A very nice specimen consisting of a 1 inch vein...Ky., was donated recently by Bob Barnes, 3930 Brookfield Ave., Louisville 7, Ky. LOUISIANA—A specimen...appears to be associated with arsenopyrite and molybdenite in granite, but near the contact of the granite...the specimen received but tiny gray flakes of molybdenite were present in the granite. MARYLAND — In the...localities referred to by Mr. Levey are in Baltimore County. Maryland is famous for its many mineral localities
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
LOCALITY AT DANBURY, CONNECTICUT, 1837-1965 By RONALD EVERETT JANUZZI Danbury, Connecticut One of the most...mineralogical literature had its beginning at New Kaven, Connecticut on the 15th day of June, 1835 A.D. It was on...and Padanaram Road) in the village of Danbury, Connecticut. It was within this restricted area that Shepard...ago while engaged in the geological survey of Connecticut. It was collected in the town of Danbury near...locality a few miles distant, in the town of Brookfield, a circumstance which leaves little room to doubt
Report (issue)
.......................11 The Ledge (Charlotte County Granite) quarry...........................................................................167 Brookfield mine ...................................................................................338 Brookfield mines.......................................... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164 30. Brookfield . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335 64. Brookfield . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
float) at Sand Mountain, Clark, Routt Co., Colo. CONNECTICUT — A letter, dated Aug. 7, 1953, comes from Walter...of it reads :— "I will report on my trip to Connecticut and my visit with Richard Schooner of East Hampton...at some of the various pegmatite workings in Connecticut. Paid a visit to Branchville Mica Mine and found...tion in which the iolite occurs looks like Owyhee County, Idaho, stibnite in leada white crystallized schist...down to the level 1953, from Bob Barnes, 3930 Brookfield of the road and obliterated in one or two Ave
Report (volume)
........................................... Connecticut................................................See Bauxite and Halloysite. Asbestos. Tallapoosa County, with corundum deposits near Dudleyville; not found...commercial quantity or quality. Asphalt. Colbert County, small quantity has been shipped from near Leighton;...following localities : Bibb County, Pratts Ferry; Calhoun County, near Tampa; Clay County, T. 20 S., R. 7 E.;...; Jefferson County, at Ely ton; Lee County, at Chewacla lime works"; St. Clair County, at Greensport;
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Africa, Southwest Africa and Southern Rhodesia. CONNECTICUT An illustrated talk on "Kennecott's Lead Mines"...Artifacts" given by Dr. Mervin E. Oakes of Brookfield, Connecticut. . . . The New Haven Mineral Club heard... galena, barite, wernerite, sphene, rutile, molybdenite, margante and diopside. At the Delight locality...England area, with some beautiful examples of the Connecticut mica. . . . Learning that the ocean is the world's...Gem, Lapidary and Minerd Society of Montgomery County, Wheaton, put on a bake sale to finance its Project
Book
including gold in a state forest in central Connecticut last spring. Moreover, similar gold deposits...11ne 2; ••• Amph1bo1ite--see Bolton, Worcester County M1nera1 Loca11t1es. page 85 ••• 11.8 3~ter cerium...•••••••••••••••••'.' •.••.•••• 2--6 Barn.table County ro •• il Localiti ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••...Localit1e•••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 21 Br1.tol County Mineral Localit1 ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••...24--25 Dukes County Mineral Loeal1tiea •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 26--21 Duk •• County Fo.sil Loeal1tie
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
locality in the State is Russell Gulch in Gilpen County. A small but very fine crystal group from Russell...held in Canon City, Colo., June 26-29, 1952. CONNECTICUT — The old copper mine near Bristol, Hartford...mind. We have only one small rock outcrop in my county (Orange) at Rock Springs near Apopka. "The beaches...Clay Co., Kansas. KENTUCKY — Bob Barnes, 3930 Brookfield Ave., Louisville, 7, Ky., sends in the following...Camp Parole, just south of Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, Maryland. "The casts are thickly consolidated
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
and the upper Paleozoic sedimentary rocks. Six molybdenite samples from the Lyangar deposit yielded a Middle...of a continental crust-dominated source. The molybdenite δ34 S values fall inside a narrow range (1.0...Kazakhstan cratons. Keywords: Lyangar W-Mo deposit; molybdenite Re-Os ages; sulfur isotopes; skarn; south Tianshan...com/journal/minerals Minerals 2019, 9, 534 2 of 12 Molybdenite Re-Os geochronology can be used to as a powerful...reported for the deposit. This paper reports new molybdenite Re-Os and S isotopic data of the Lyangar W-Mo
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
white quartzite. Graves Mountain, in S/W Lincoln County, is in N / E Georgia. (See "Graves Mountain, Georgia...artifacts about 2y2 miles northwest of Oblong, Crawford County. The specimens were found on top of the ground...specimens which I recently found in Montgomery County, Maryland, near a gold location described in the...mica is muscovite with some quartz. Montgomery County is in central Maryland. MINNESOTA—"Enclosed are...and brown agate. Dillon, in eastern Beaverhead County, is in S/W Montana. P.S. "If you (the Editor) ever
Journal (issue)
Fluorite Crystals with Galena Crystals, Socorro County, N. Mex. A very fine selection in stock. Crystals...(chalcedony pseudomorph after coral) from Hamilton County, Florida, near the famous Suwannee River. This...and Mineral Fair will be held at the Jefferson County Fair Grounds west of Denver, Colo., on U. S. 6...1965—5th Annual Swapping Bee and Picnic of the Fulton County Mineral Club will be held at John Boyd Thatcher...LOCALITY AT DANBURY, CONNECTICUT, 1837-1965 By RONALD EVERETT JANUZZI Danbury, Connecticut One of the most
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
tennantite, pyrrhotite, sphalerite, galena, and molybdenite). Four periods of hypogene mineralization occur...hematite, and pyrite characterized by sporadic molybdenite mineralization; P M pervasive multistage zone...K-feldspar as alteration minerals as well as sporadic molybdenite and elevated gold values. This zone hosts the...Proterozoic LaHood Formation; and b Quartz (qz)molybdenite (mb)-pyrite (py) veins cross-cutting Proterozoic...tennantite, pyrrhotite, sphalerite, galena, and molybdenite. The Mineral Hill porphyry molybdenum system
Report (Issue volume)
E, W Bathurst) Molybdenite Mine Green beryl crystals occur with quartz and molybdenite in granite at former...former molybdenite workings near Pabineau Lake. The crystals measure up to 3 inches long and ! inch in...in diameter. Molybdenite occurs in Hakes and crystals. Topaz crystals are reported from the deposit....PABINEAU LAKE AREA: Molybdenite mine. 14 >< The deposit was worked briefly for molybdenite in 1933 and 1939...associated with the deposit are arsenopyrite, molybdenite, galena, native bismuth, calcite, sphalerite
Book (volume)
.........................................94 Connecticut ..............................................................548 Table of Maps Page Alabama County Map ...................................................................................4 Alaska County and Stream Map ......................................................................22 Arizona County Map ................................................................................49 Arkansas County Map ..........................................
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
com/locate/oregeorev Distribution of rhenium in molybdenite from porphyry Cu–Mo and Mo–Cu deposits of Russia...Abstract Rhenium was determined in representative molybdenite samples (concentrates) from the Aksug, Erdenetuin-Obo... The maximum Re contents were determined in molybdenite concentrates from the Aksug (460 ppm Re) and...Sora Mo–Cu porphyry deposits. The Re content of molybdenite concentrates from the studied Mo–Cu porphyry...the molybdenite formation; and (7) the higher oxidized conditions. The Re contents of molybdenite from
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
in contact with Silurian-Devonianrocks in Kings County. No distinct stratigraphic breakbetweentheseandthe...beddingand are termedcrossveins, such as those at Brookfield and other districts. Branch veinsmay extendinto...of less common oc- currenceare andalusiteand molybdenite. (Fig. 2.) The quartz where not crushedis coarsegrained...mesothermalcharacters. Such are the veins, for example,at Brookfield,Middlefield,Montague,Waverly, Uniacke, Rawdon...adjoiningsuchrocks,high temperature mineralssuch as molybdenite,pyrrhotite, arsenopyrite,garnet, and biotite
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
road. Yellville is the county seat and is situated in about the center of the county. I do not know if this...Sea (in southern California —chiefly in Imperial County) one of the World's great geological freaks of...shores." ARKANSAS—The Morning Star mine, in Marion County, Ark., has furnished many handsome specimens of...little village of Rush, on Rush Creek, in Marion county. This village of Rush, is 254 Mr. Ives' letter...pyrite and coming from the Brooklyn mine in San Juan County, Colo., has been donated to R & M by the Southern
Journal (issue)
.................268 Some Old Localities in Connecticut. By Wilbur J. Elwell ............270 Selenite...Mendelyeevite Microcline Microlite Milarite Milarite Molybdenite Monazite Monrepite (in granite) Montmorillonite... ROCKS and MINERALS 270 SOME OL.D LOCALITIES IN CONNECTICUT F s G By WILBUR J. EWELL During the past...travelled 21,415 miles, and visited localities in Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Rhode Island, Massachusetts...present any more. Some of the lime quarries at Brookfield Conn., yield interesting specimen~ of mountain
Book (volume)
.........................................80 Connecticut ...............................................rights, so remember you were told. If in doubt, a county map will tell you who the legal owner is. Good...gemmy qualities for cutting and polishing. AUTAUGA COUNTY PRATTVILLE, N. 6 mi., and just E of the Birmingham...were well known to prehistoric Indians.) BARBOUR COUNTY BAKER HILL, SE 1 mi. : 1 in a deep ravine, as a...deep red to variegated⎯ocher. BIBB COUNTY GENERAL AREA: c county gravel pits along the Cahaba R.⎯gemmy
Book (volume)
.........................................80 Connecticut ...............................................rights, so remember you were told. If in doubt, a county map will tell you who the legal owner is. Good...gemmy qualities for cutting and polishing. AUTAUGA COUNTY PRATTVILLE, N. 6 mi., and just E of the Birmingham...were well known to prehistoric Indians.) BARBOUR COUNTY BAKER HILL, SE 1 mi. : 1 in a deep ravine, as a...deep red to variegated⎯ocher. BIBB COUNTY GENERAL AREA: c county gravel pits along the Cahaba R.⎯gemmy
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
halite, sylvite, celestite, strontianite, barite, molybdenite, but these minerals have not been precipitated... Symp. on Water-Rock Interaction. Rotterdam: Brookfield, 1989; 83-85. [3] Shvartsev SL, Ryzhenko BN,
 
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