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Malachite from
K-F Quarry (Kelsey-Ferguson Quarry), Suffield, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA


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Malachite

K-F Quarry, Suffield, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
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Malachite, etc.

K-F Quarry, Suffield, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
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Malachite

K-F Quarry, Suffield, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
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Malachite, etc.

K-F Quarry, Suffield, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
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Malachite

K-F Quarry, Suffield, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
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Malachite, etc.

K-F Quarry, Suffield, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
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Malachite

K-F Quarry, Suffield, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
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Malachite, etc.

K-F Quarry, Suffield, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
07124580017272257814854.jpg
Malachite

K-F Quarry, Suffield, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
06329800017272257911595.jpg
Malachite, etc.

K-F Quarry, Suffield, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
09423150017272257921383.jpg
Malachite

K-F Quarry, Suffield, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
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Malachite, etc.

K-F Quarry, Suffield, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Malachite
Formula:Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Habit:massive secondary oxidation of chalcocite & bornite
Quality for species:Poor for species, only of interest for locality collectors. (#)
Abundance at site:Common
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Chrysocolla3
Chalcocite3
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Malachite data
Locality Data:Click here to view K-F Quarry (Kelsey-Ferguson Quarry), Suffield, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (3 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1015865
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1015865:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Malachite
11.0km (6.8 miles) ⓘWyncairne subdivision, East Granby, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
11.2km (7.0 miles) ⓘNorth Hill Mines, Simsbury Mines, East Granby, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
11.4km (7.1 miles) ⓘState Route 20 road cut, East Granby, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
11.5km (7.1 miles) ⓘNew-Gate Copper Mine (Old New-Gate Prison), Simsbury Mines, East Granby, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
11.6km (7.2 miles) ⓘSimsbury Mines, East Granby, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
11.8km (7.3 miles) ⓘRoncari Quarry, East Granby, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
15.0km (9.3 miles) ⓘBaryte locality, Somers, Tolland County, Connecticut, USA
17.1km (10.6 miles) ⓘLane & Son traprock quarries (Lane's Quarry), Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA
26.0km (16.2 miles) ⓘWyllys Copper Mine, Manchester, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
26.6km (16.5 miles) ⓘTrinity Ridge, Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
References
LeTourneau, Peter M. and Nicholas G. McDonald. (1985), The Sedimentology, Stratigraphy, and Paleontology of the Lower Jurassic Portland Formation, Hartford Basin, Central Connecticut. State Geological and Natural History Survey of Connecticut Guidebook for Fieldtrips in Connecticut and Adjacent Areas of New York and Rhode Island No. 6: 353-385.
 
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