| Locality type: | Road Cutting |
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| Species: | Cuprite |
| Formula: | Cu2O |
| Comments: | Secondary red crust/stains. |
| Colour: | red |
| Quality for species: | Poor for species, only of interest for locality collectors. (#) |
| Abundance at site: | Rare |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Cuprite 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 |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 130204 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:130204:2 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Cuprite |
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| 5.2km (3.2 miles) | ⓘPlainville Trap Rock Quarry (Tilcon New Britain Quarry), Plainville, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
| 14.6km (9.1 miles) | ⓘBristol Copper Mine, Bristol, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
| 20.6km (12.8 miles) | ⓘCopper Valley Mine, Cheshire, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA |
| 22.1km (13.7 miles) | ⓘJinny Hill Mine (Cheshire Barite Mine), Cheshire, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA |
| 26.6km (16.5 miles) | ⓘO and G quarry # 3, Prospect, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA |
| 34.1km (21.2 miles) | ⓘSimsbury Mines, East Granby, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
| 34.1km (21.2 miles) | ⓘNew-Gate Copper Mine (Old New-Gate Prison), Simsbury Mines, East Granby, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
| 35.1km (21.8 miles) | ⓘNorth Hill Mines, Simsbury Mines, East Granby, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
| 36.6km (22.7 miles) | ⓘBarrett Brothers Quarry (D and J Quarry), Beacon Falls, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA |
| 37.3km (23.2 miles) | ⓘMill Rock, Hamden, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA |
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