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Native Copper from
Bristol Copper Mine, Bristol, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA


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Native Copper

Bristol Copper Mine, Bristol, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
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Native Copper

Bristol Copper Mine, Bristol, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
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Native Copper

Bristol Copper Mine, Bristol, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Native Copper
Formula:Cu
Formation:Primary
Comments:Yale Peabody Museum has a specimen in its collection.
Abundance at site:Rare
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Native Copper data
Locality Data:Click here to view Bristol Copper Mine, Bristol, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:41242
Long-form Identifier:1:3:41242:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Native Copper
9.7km (6.0 miles) ⓘPlainville Trap Rock Quarry (Tilcon New Britain Quarry), Plainville, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
14.6km (9.1 miles) ⓘState Route 9 - Ellis Street and State Route 72 interchanges (State Route 72 roadcut), New Britain, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
18.9km (11.8 miles) ⓘNew Haven Mineral Company barite mine, Cheshire, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
23.9km (14.8 miles) ⓘGolden Parlour Mine, Meriden, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
27.0km (16.8 miles) ⓘJinny Hill Mine (Cheshire Barite Mine), Cheshire, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
30.8km (19.1 miles) ⓘNew-Gate Copper Mine (Old New-Gate Prison), Simsbury Mines, East Granby, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
46.2km (28.7 miles) ⓘLambert's Mine (Maltby Lakes Mine), West Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
54.1km (33.6 miles) ⓘOld Mine Park (Old Tungsten Mine), Long Hill, Trumbull, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
58.4km (36.3 miles) ⓘWeston meteorite (incl Easton; Trumbull; Fairfield), Easton (Weston), Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
91.7km (57.0 miles) ⓘDyke Park, Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
References
Jones, Robert W. (2001) Famous Mineral Localities: The Bristol Copper Mine, Connecticut. The Mineralogical Record, 32 (6) 433-450
 
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