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Rocky Hill, Hartford County, Connecticut, USAi
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Rocky Hill Quarry (pre-1907)

Rocky Hill Quarry, Rocky Hill, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
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Prehnite

Rocky Hill, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
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Datolite

Rocky Hill Quarry, Rocky Hill, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
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Rocky Hill Quarry (pre-1907)

Rocky Hill Quarry, Rocky Hill, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
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Prehnite

Rocky Hill, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
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Datolite

Rocky Hill Quarry, Rocky Hill, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
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Rocky Hill Quarry (pre-1907)

Rocky Hill Quarry, Rocky Hill, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
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Prehnite

Rocky Hill, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
Neighbouring regions:
Berlin, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
Newington, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
Cromwell, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
Type:
Town
Mindat Locality ID:
230260
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:230260:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
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French:
Rocky Hill, Comté de Hartford, Connecticut, États-Unis
German:
Rocky Hill, Hartford County, Connecticut, Vereinigte Staaten
Italian:
Rocky Hill, Contea di Hartford, Connecticut, Stati Uniti d'America
Simplified Chinese:
羅基希爾 , 哈特福德縣, 康乃狄克州, 美国
Spanish:
Rocky Hill, Condado de Hartford, Connecticut, Estados Unidos
Basque:
Rocky Hill , Hartford konderria, Connecticut
Chechen:
Роки-Гилл , Коннектикут, Америкин Цхьаьнатоьхна Штаташ
Dutch:
Rocky Hill, Hartford County, Connecticut, Verenigde Staten
Farsi/Persian:
راکی ​​هیل، کنتیکت, شهرستان هارتفورد، کنتیکت, کنتیکت, ایالات متحده آمریکا
Haitian:
Rocky Hill, Konèktikòt, Etazini
Hungarian:
Rocky Hill, Hartford megye, Connecticut, Amerikai Egyesült Államok
Japanese:
ロッキー・ヒル, ハートフォード郡, コネチカット州, アメリカ合衆国
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Рокки Хилл, Коннектикут, Америка Құрама Штаттары
Kyrgyz:
Рокки Хилл, Америка Кошмо Штаттары
Polish:
Rocky Hill, Hrabstwo Hartford, Connecticut, Stany Zjednoczone
Swedish:
Rocky Hill, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
Tatar:
Роки-Гилл , Коннектикут, Америка Кушма Штатлары
Turkish:
Rocky Hill, Hartford County, Connecticut, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri
Ukrainian:
Рокі-Гілл, Гартфорд, Коннектикут, Сполучені Штати Америки
Urdu:
راکی ہل، کنیکٹیکٹ, ہارٹفورڈ کاؤنٹی، کنیکٹیکٹ, کنیکٹیکٹ, ریاستہائے متحدہ امریکا
Volapük:
Rocky Hill, Connecticut, Lamerikän
Welsh:
Rocky Hill, Connecticut, Unol Daleithiau America


Rocky Hill is a town.

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Mineral List

Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities

11 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Azurite
Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Colour: blue
Description: Minute quantities with bornite.
ⓘ Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
Colour: white
Description: Major mineral of the hydrothermal veins.
ⓘ Bornite
Formula: Cu5FeS4
Description: In the hydrothermal veins, with secondary malachite and azurite.
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Description: In the hydrothermal veins.
ⓘ Chalcocite
Formula: Cu2S
Description: In the hydrothermal veins.
ⓘ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Description: In the hydrothermal veins.
✪ Datolite
Formula: CaB(SiO4)(OH)
Description: Decent crystals in veins.
ⓘ Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Description: Secondary coatings on chalcocite, chalcopyrite, bornite.
ⓘ Opal
Formula: SiO2 · nH2O
Habit: Botryoidal
Description: Found as coatings from weathering.
ⓘ Opal var. Opal-AN
Formula: SiO2 · nH2O
Habit: Botryoidal
Description: Found as coatings from weathering.
ⓘ 'Petroleum var. Bitumen'
Colour: black
Description: Blebs in the hydrothermal veins.
ⓘ Prehnite
Formula: Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Description: In hydrothermal veins.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘChalcocite2.BA.05Cu2S
ⓘBornite2.BA.15Cu5FeS4
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘOpal
var. Opal-AN		4.DA.10SiO2 · nH2O
ⓘ4.DA.10SiO2 · nH2O
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘAzurite5.BA.05Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
ⓘMalachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘBaryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘDatolite9.AJ.20CaB(SiO4)(OH)
ⓘPrehnite9.DP.20Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Unclassified
ⓘ'Petroleum
var. Bitumen'		-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Hⓘ DatoliteCaB(SiO4)(OH)
Hⓘ Opal var. Opal-ANSiO2 · nH2O
Hⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Hⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Hⓘ PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
BBoron
Bⓘ DatoliteCaB(SiO4)(OH)
CCarbon
Cⓘ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Oⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ DatoliteCaB(SiO4)(OH)
Oⓘ Opal var. Opal-ANSiO2 · nH2O
Oⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Oⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Oⓘ PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ DatoliteCaB(SiO4)(OH)
Siⓘ Opal var. Opal-ANSiO2 · nH2O
Siⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Siⓘ PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Sⓘ BorniteCu5FeS4
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ ChalcociteCu2S
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ DatoliteCaB(SiO4)(OH)
Caⓘ PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
FeIron
Feⓘ BorniteCu5FeS4
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
CuCopper
Cuⓘ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cuⓘ BorniteCu5FeS4
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuⓘ ChalcociteCu2S
Cuⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
BaBarium
Baⓘ BaryteBaSO4

Fossils

There are 2 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences11
Youngest Fossil Listed199 Ma (Early Jurassic)
Oldest Fossil Listed201 Ma (Early Jurassic)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Meriden - East Berlin11201.3 - 199.3 Ma (Early Jurassic)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Eubrontes cursorius
species		Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Eubrontidae : Grallator (Eubrontes) : Eubrontes cursorius201.3 - 199.3 Ma
Early Jurassic
Grallator (Eubrontes)
subgenus		Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Eubrontidae : Grallator (Eubrontes)201.3 - 199.3 Ma
Early Jurassic
Grallator formosus
species		Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Eubrontidae : Grallator (Eubrontes) : Grallator formosus201.3 - 199.3 Ma
Early Jurassic
Grallator cuneatus
species		Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Eubrontidae : Grallator (Eubrontes) : Grallator cuneatus201.3 - 199.3 Ma
Early Jurassic
Eubrontes sillimani
species		Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Eubrontidae : Grallator (Eubrontes) : Eubrontes sillimani201.3 - 199.3 Ma
Early Jurassic
Anchisauripus tuberosus
species		Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Eubrontidae : Grallator (Eubrontes) : Anchisauripus tuberosus201.3 - 199.3 Ma
Early Jurassic
Grallator magnificus
species		Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Eubrontidae : Grallator (Eubrontes) : Grallator magnificus201.3 - 199.3 Ma
Early Jurassic
Eubrontes giganteus
species		Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Eubrontidae : Grallator (Eubrontes) : Eubrontes giganteus201.3 - 199.3 Ma
Early Jurassic
Anomoepus scambus
species		Animalia : Chordata : Ornithischia : Moyenisauropodidae : Anomoepus : Anomoepus scambus201.3 - 199.3 Ma
Early Jurassic
Batrachopus dispar
species		Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Crocodylia : Batrachopodidae : Batrachopus : Batrachopus dispar201.3 - 199.3 Ma
Early Jurassic
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 2 fossil localities

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocky_Hill,_Connecticut
Wikidata ID:Q2572498
GeoNames ID:4841655

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