| Locality type: | Road Cutting |
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| Species: | Bornite |
| Formula: | Cu5FeS4 |
| Comments: | As isolated masses or associated with other sulfides such as galena, sphalerite and chalcopyrite and secondary malachite. |
| Habit: | massive |
| Colour: | black with minor iridescence |
| Quality for species: | Poor for species, only of interest for locality collectors. (#) |
| Abundance at site: | Rare |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Confirmed |
| Confirmation Methods: | Visually Identified |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Malachite | β6 photos of Bornite associated with Malachite at this locality. |
| Dolomite | β4 photos of Bornite associated with Dolomite at this locality. |
| Baryte | β2 photos of Bornite associated with Baryte at this locality. |
| Chalcopyrite | β2 photos of Bornite associated with Chalcopyrite at this locality. |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Bornite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view State Route 9 - Ellis Street and State Route 72 interchanges (State Route 72 roadcut), New Britain, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (4 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 130202 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:130202:8 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | a46a6586-a341-4d4b-9f50-14c575ada349 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Bornite |
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| 5.2km (3.2 miles) | βPlainville Trap Rock Quarry (Tilcon New Britain Quarry), Plainville, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
| 11.2km (6.9 miles) | βRocky Hill Quarry, Rocky Hill, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
| 12.2km (7.6 miles) | βTrinity Ridge, Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
| 14.6km (9.1 miles) | βBristol Copper Mine, Bristol, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
| 20.8km (12.9 miles) | βCopper Valley Mine (Bellamy's Mine; Munson's Mine), Cheshire, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA |
| 22.1km (13.7 miles) | βJinny Hill Mine (Cheshire Barite Mine), Cheshire, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA |
| 26.0km (16.1 miles) | βTallman Mine (Tallman's Mine), Hamden, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA |
| 31.5km (19.6 miles) | βHigley Mine, Simsbury Mines, East Granby, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
| 32.2km (20.0 miles) | βSouth Main Street construction site, Torrington (Wolcottville), Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 34.1km (21.2 miles) | βSimsbury Mines, East Granby, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
| References |
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State Route 9 - Ellis Street and State Route 72 interchanges, New Britain, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA