Booth's Mine (Booth's Bismuth Mine; Booth-Hurd's Bismuth Mine), Monroe, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Booth's Mine (Booth's Bismuth Mine; Booth-Hurd's Bismuth Mine) | Mine |
| Monroe | Town |
| Fairfield County | County |
| Connecticut | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
41° 20' 7'' North , 73° 11' 15'' West
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| New Haven Mineral Club | New Haven, Connecticut | 22km |
| Danbury Mineralogical Society | Danbury, Connecticut | 23km |
| Lapidary and Mineral Society of Central Connecticut | Meriden, Connecticut | 39km |
| Bristol Gem & Mineral Club | Bristol, Connecticut | 42km |
| Stamford Mineralogical Society | Stamford, Connecticut | 43km |
One of four small mines worked by the Lane family during the early to mid-19th century and famous for native bismuth. The other three mines are Lane’s Copper Mine (Fan Hill Road - also in Monroe) (http://www.mindat.org/loc-234050.html), Lanes' (Lead and Silver) Mine - also known for bismuth - (Elm Street - also in Monroe) http://www.mindat.org/loc-14012.html, and Lane’s Mine of Trumbull (http://www.mindat.org/loc-23342.html). They also worked the small East Village pegmatite (https://www.mindat.org/loc-213269.html) in Monroe.
Coffey (1974) states:
In October, 1849, Ephraim Lane leased from Arnold Hurd eight acres of land off Barn Hill Road across from the Gray-Hurd homestead (20 Barn Hill Rd.) for “the coal ores, fossils, minerals and rocks containing mineral substances…together with the right of digging, boring, blasting, mining and excavating."
This mine was reopened in the 1890’s and was again in operation in the 1920’s. It most often was called Booth-Hurd’s Bismuth Mine. Bismuth was found to occur there in a free state in quantities, as was barylium [sic].
This mine was reopened in the 1890’s and was again in operation in the 1920’s. It most often was called Booth-Hurd’s Bismuth Mine. Bismuth was found to occur there in a free state in quantities, as was barylium [sic].
It used to be in a wooded area but in the 1990s or so housing was built all around and the cut ended up in the backyard of a residence, with no remains of the dump, so this is now an extinct locality. The mineral actually found here in abundance is pyrrhotite. The host was a massive quartz lode.
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
10 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Bismite Formula: Bi2O3 |
| ⓘ Bismuthinite Formula: Bi2S3 |
| ⓘ Bismutite ? Formula: (BiO)2CO3 Description: Bismutite resembles both beyerite and kettnerite. Specimen sent for identification. References: |
| ⓘ Graphite Formula: C |
| ⓘ Native Bismuth Formula: Bi |
| ⓘ Pyrrhotite Formula: Fe1-xS References: |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 Description: Massive, probably hydrothermal quartz lode was the host for the sulfide and Bi minerals. References: Harold Moritz CollectionIdentified by Harold Moritz: Visual Identification |
| ⓘ Scheelite Formula: Ca(WO4) References: |
| ⓘ Scorodite Formula: Fe3+AsO4 · 2H2O |
| ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Bismuth | 1.CA.05 | Bi |
| ⓘ | Graphite | 1.CB.05a | C |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| ⓘ | Pyrrhotite | 2.CC.10 | Fe1-xS |
| ⓘ | Bismuthinite | 2.DB.05 | Bi2S3 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Bismite | 4.CB.60 | Bi2O3 |
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Bismutite ? | 5.BE.25 | (BiO)2CO3 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Scheelite | 7.GA.05 | Ca(WO4) |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| ⓘ | Scorodite | 8.CD.10 | Fe3+AsO4 · 2H2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Scorodite | Fe3+AsO4 · 2H2O |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Bismutite | (BiO)2CO3 |
| C | ⓘ Graphite | C |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Bismite | Bi2O3 |
| O | ⓘ Bismutite | (BiO)2CO3 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
| O | ⓘ Scorodite | Fe3+AsO4 · 2H2O |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Bismuthinite | Bi2S3 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
| S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
| Fe | ⓘ Scorodite | Fe3+AsO4 · 2H2O |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| As | Arsenic | |
| As | ⓘ Scorodite | Fe3+AsO4 · 2H2O |
| W | Tungsten | |
| W | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
| Bi | Bismuth | |
| Bi | ⓘ Bismite | Bi2O3 |
| Bi | ⓘ Native Bismuth | Bi |
| Bi | ⓘ Bismuthinite | Bi2S3 |
| Bi | ⓘ Bismutite | (BiO)2CO3 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
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- Taconic ArcVolcanic Arc
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Booth's Mine, Monroe, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA