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Galena from
State Route 9 - Ellis Street and State Route 72 interchanges (State Route 72 roadcut), New Britain, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA


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Galena, etc.

State Route 9 - Ellis Street and State Route 72 interchanges, New Britain, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
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Galena, etc.

State Route 9 - Ellis Street and State Route 72 interchanges, New Britain, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
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Galena, etc.

State Route 9 - Ellis Street and State Route 72 interchanges, New Britain, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
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Galena, etc.

State Route 9 - Ellis Street and State Route 72 interchanges, New Britain, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
00634210017408788745650.jpg
Galena, etc.

State Route 9 - Ellis Street and State Route 72 interchanges, New Britain, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
01089270017272021725694.jpg
Galena, etc.

State Route 9 - Ellis Street and State Route 72 interchanges, New Britain, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
00453960017272021755195.jpg
Galena, etc.

State Route 9 - Ellis Street and State Route 72 interchanges, New Britain, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
05391790017272021788131.jpg
Galena, etc.

State Route 9 - Ellis Street and State Route 72 interchanges, New Britain, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
00634210017408788745650.jpg
Galena, etc.

State Route 9 - Ellis Street and State Route 72 interchanges, New Britain, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
01089270017272021725694.jpg
Galena, etc.

State Route 9 - Ellis Street and State Route 72 interchanges, New Britain, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
00453960017272021755195.jpg
Galena, etc.

State Route 9 - Ellis Street and State Route 72 interchanges, New Britain, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
05391790017272021788131.jpg
Galena, etc.

State Route 9 - Ellis Street and State Route 72 interchanges, New Britain, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
Locality type:Road Cutting
Classification
Species:Galena
Formula:PbS
Comments:Crystals can reach several cm in groups to over 15 cm commonly embedded in barite and/or dolomite and associated with other metal sulfides like sphalerite and bornite.
Habit:cubic to slightly cuboctahedral, interpenetration twins very rare.
Colour:dark gray, some iridescent
Abundance at site:Rare
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Baryte4
Dolomite4
Sphalerite3
Quartz2
Aurichalcite2
Chalcopyrite1
Petroleum1
- var Bitumen1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Galena 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
Photo GalleryView Gallery (4 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:130975
Long-form Identifier:1:3:130975:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Galena
2.8km (1.7 miles) ⓘHart's Lead Mine, Berlin, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
6.3km (3.9 miles) ⓘ2368-2384 Berlin Turnpike (Former Hartford Drive-In), Newington, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
6.6km (4.1 miles) ⓘClark farm (Holler's Mine), Southington, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
14.6km (9.1 miles) ⓘBristol Copper Mine, Bristol, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
16.4km (10.2 miles) ⓘStrickland Quarry, Strickland pegmatite, Collins Hill, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
17.0km (10.6 miles) ⓘMiddletown lead mines (Middletown Mine), Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
17.2km (10.7 miles) ⓘState Farm Quarry (Road Metal Quarry), Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
20.2km (12.6 miles) ⓘState Forest Quarry No. 2, Cobalt, East Hampton, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
20.3km (12.6 miles) ⓘGreat Hill cobalt mines, Cobalt, East Hampton, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
20.5km (12.8 miles) ⓘHuckleberry Hill, Avon, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
References
Januzzi, Ron E., Seaman, David M. (1976) Mineral Localities of Connecticut and Southeastern New York State and Pegmatite Minerals of the World. The Mineralogical Press, Danbury, Connecticut, USA.
 
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