| Classification |
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| Species: | Sphalerite |
| Formula: | ZnS |
| Comments: | one very thin vein in massive smoky quartz |
| Habit: | massive |
| Colour: | black |
| Quality for species: | Poor for species, only of interest for locality collectors. (#) |
| Abundance at site: | Extremely Rare |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Confirmed |
| Confirmation Methods: | Visually Identified |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Quartz | ⓘ1 photo of Sphalerite associated with Quartz at this locality. |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Sphalerite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Paxton Way, Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 694518 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:694518:3 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 269c9a12-5193-4a70-9c10-91e24641fbff |
| Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite |
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| 2.3km (1.4 miles) | ⓘKnob Hill Quarry, Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
| 7.4km (4.6 miles) | ⓘAndrews Quarry (old Hale Quarry; Grandfather Andrews Quarry), Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 7.5km (4.6 miles) | ⓘHale Quarry (Andrews Quarry; Glastonbury Quarry), Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 11.1km (6.9 miles) | ⓘSchoonmaker Mine, Strickland pegmatite, Collins Hill, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 11.2km (7.0 miles) | ⓘStrickland Quarry, Strickland pegmatite, Collins Hill, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 12.2km (7.6 miles) | ⓘ2368-2384 Berlin Turnpike (Former Hartford Drive-In), Newington, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
| 12.5km (7.8 miles) | ⓘGreat Hill cobalt mines, Cobalt, East Hampton (Chatham), Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 12.9km (8.0 miles) | ⓘState Forest Quarry No. 2 (State Forest #2 Mica Mine; Carini Quarry), Cobalt, East Hampton (Chatham), Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 13.0km (8.1 miles) | ⓘBalf Quarry, Newington, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
| 14.2km (8.8 miles) | ⓘLinkpot cut, Airline Railroad, East Hampton (Chatham), Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| References |
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Paxton Way, Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA