| Locality type: | Construction Site |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Molybdenite |
| Formula: | MoS2 |
| Comments: | Subhedral 2 cm crystal in quartz hosted by amphibolite. |
| Habit: | subhedral hexagonal plates |
| Abundance at site: | Very Rare |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Confirmed |
| Confirmation Methods: | Visually Identified |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Molybdenite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Old Mine Plaza construction site, Long Hill, Trumbull, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 817949 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:817949:4 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 3f78a3ee-3d19-498d-8fad-79e20573d3af |
| Nearest other occurrences of Molybdenite |
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| 18.2km (11.3 miles) | ⓘCurtis Quarry (Southford Quarry; Southford pegmatite; Southbury rose quartz quarry; Bridgeport Woodfinishing Co. Quarry; Hulls Hill), Southford, Southbury, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA |
| 22.5km (14.0 miles) | ⓘU. S. Route 7 Expressway (Danbury line to Iron Works District), Brookfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 23.1km (14.3 miles) | ⓘNorth Street mall, Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 26.0km (16.1 miles) | ⓘBrookfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 35.2km (21.9 miles) | ⓘInterstate 84 road cuts, Town of Southeast, Putnam County, New York, USA |
| 36.9km (22.9 miles) | ⓘTilly Foster Iron Mine, Town of Southeast, Putnam County, New York, USA |
| 41.3km (25.7 miles) | ⓘWaterbury Road quarry, Thomaston, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 44.5km (27.6 miles) | ⓘGreenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 54.0km (33.6 miles) | ⓘBristol Copper Mine, Bristol, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
| 54.4km (33.8 miles) | ⓘLake Street Quarry, Harrison, Westchester County, New York, USA |
| References |
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Old Mine Plaza construction site, Long Hill, Trumbull, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA