| Locality type: | Quarry |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Bismuthinite |
| Formula: | Bi2S3 |
| Formation: | Primary |
| Comments: | irregular masses in the quartz core, most are altered to bismutite. |
| Habit: | massive |
| Colour: | gray |
| Abundance at site: | Very Rare |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Confirmed |
| Confirmation Methods: | Visually Identified |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Quartz | ⓘ3 photos of Bismuthinite associated with Quartz at this locality. |
| Bismutite | ⓘ3 photos of Bismuthinite associated with Bismutite at this locality. |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Bismuthinite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Simpson Quarry (Wiarda Quarry), South Glastonbury, Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (3 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 1067647 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:1067647:7 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 807d85b0-851a-47cf-8f56-788f9749e2f6 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Bismuthinite |
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| 2.0km (1.2 miles) | ⓘCase Quarries, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 4.5km (2.8 miles) | ⓘPelton's Quarry, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 5.2km (3.2 miles) | ⓘStrickland Quarry, Strickland pegmatite, Collins Hill, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 9.5km (5.9 miles) | ⓘWhite Rocks Quarry (Consolidated Quarry), White Rock Mining District, Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 13.4km (8.3 miles) | ⓘWorth and Selden Quarries (Victoria Quarry), East Hampton (Chatham), Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 15.7km (9.8 miles) | ⓘSlocum prospect, East Hampton (Chatham), Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 15.8km (9.8 miles) | ⓘRock Landing Quarry (Capt. Rohrback Quarry), Haddam Neck, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 18.4km (11.4 miles) | ⓘChrysoberyl locality, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 19.7km (12.2 miles) | ⓘTimms Hill (Tim's Hill; Iolite Hill), Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 21.1km (13.1 miles) | ⓘState Route 9 Interchange 13 - Beaver Meadow Road, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
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Simpson Quarry, South Glastonbury, Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA