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Siderite from
Salisbury Mine (Brookpit; Old Hill Mine; Ore Hill Mine), Salisbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Siderite
Formula:FeCO3
Comments:According to Hobbs (1901): "...irregular block-like masses of so-called 'white horse.' The 'white horse' somewhat resembles the dolomite, but has soapy feel and contains 50 per cent or more of ferric oxide. It appears to be a mixture of iron carbonate and talc, and elsewhere in the Salisbury district it has been mined for the iron which it contains. At the surface it weathers to a brown color owing to the hydration of the iron oxide."
Quality for species:Poor for species, only of interest for locality collectors. (#)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Siderite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Salisbury Mine (Brookpit; Old Hill Mine; Ore Hill Mine), Salisbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:346626
Long-form Identifier:1:3:346626:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Siderite
8.7km (5.4 miles) ⓘMorgan Mine, Ancram Township, Columbia County, New York, USA
13.7km (8.5 miles) ⓘAmenia Mine, Amenia (Ameniaville), Dutchess County, New York, USA
13.9km (8.6 miles) ⓘGridley Mine, Amenia (Ameniaville), Dutchess County, New York, USA
18.8km (11.7 miles) ⓘCopake Mine (Ore pit; Copake Iron Works), Copake Falls, Copake Township, Columbia County, New York, USA
41.5km (25.8 miles) ⓘBurden Mines, Hudson, Greenport Township, Columbia County, New York, USA
44.3km (27.5 miles) ⓘRockside Quarry, Mine Hill, Roxbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
44.4km (27.6 miles) ⓘRoxbury Iron Mine, Mine Hill, Roxbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
52.5km (32.6 miles) ⓘBristol Copper Mine, Bristol, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
62.1km (38.6 miles) ⓘTilly Foster Iron Mine, Town of Southeast, Putnam County, New York, USA
65.7km (40.9 miles) ⓘArute Field, New Britain, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
References
Hobbs, William Herbert (1907) The iron ores of the Salisbury District of Connecticut, New York, and Massachusetts. Economic Geology, 2 (2) 153-181 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.2.2.153
 
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