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Aurichalcite from
Stevenson Mine (Burke's Copper Mine), Oxford, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Aurichalcite
Formula:(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Formation:Secondary, Post-mining/Anthropogenic
Comments:Crusts from weathering of chalcopyrite and sphalerite.
Habit:crust
Colour:pale blue-green
Quality for species:Poor for species, only of interest for locality collectors. (#)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Hornblende Root Name Group2
Chalcopyrite2
Sphalerite2
Diopside2
Tremolite2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Aurichalcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Stevenson Mine (Burke's Copper Mine), Oxford, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1229071
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1229071:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Aurichalcite
12.8km (7.9 miles) Old Mine Plaza construction site, Long Hill, Trumbull, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
43.9km (27.3 miles) State Route 9 - Ellis Street and State Route 72 interchanges (State Route 72 roadcut), New Britain, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
48.8km (30.3 miles) Fenn Road, Newington, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
49.1km (30.5 miles) The Woodlands, Newington, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
49.7km (30.9 miles) Middletown lead mines (Middletown Mine), Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
68.0km (42.2 miles) State Route 22 roadcut, Millerton, Town of North East (Northeast), Dutchess County, New York, USA
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