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Azurite 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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Azurite

State Route 9 - Ellis Street and State Route 72 interchanges, New Britain, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
07415340017272020943451.jpg
Azurite, etc.

State Route 9 - Ellis Street and State Route 72 interchanges, New Britain, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
02398290017367247695819.jpg
Azurite, etc.

State Route 9 - Ellis Street and State Route 72 interchanges, New Britain, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
05057130017272020937187.jpg
Azurite

State Route 9 - Ellis Street and State Route 72 interchanges, New Britain, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
07415340017272020943451.jpg
Azurite, etc.

State Route 9 - Ellis Street and State Route 72 interchanges, New Britain, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
02398290017367247695819.jpg
Azurite, etc.

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

State Route 9 - Ellis Street and State Route 72 interchanges, New Britain, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
07415340017272020943451.jpg
Azurite, etc.

State Route 9 - Ellis Street and State Route 72 interchanges, New Britain, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
02398290017367247695819.jpg
Azurite, etc.

State Route 9 - Ellis Street and State Route 72 interchanges, New Britain, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
Locality type:Road Cutting
Classification
Species:Azurite
Formula:Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Comments:secondary alteration of chalcopyrite with malachite in fault veins
Habit:crusts and crude microcrystals
Colour:dark blue
Abundance at site:Very Rare
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Chalcopyrite2
Malachite1
Quartz1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Azurite 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 (3 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:47355
Long-form Identifier:1:3:47355:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Azurite
4.5km (2.8 miles) ⓘArute Field, New Britain, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
5.8km (3.6 miles) ⓘFenn Road, Newington, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
11.2km (6.9 miles) ⓘRocky Hill Quarry, Rocky Hill, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
12.2km (7.6 miles) ⓘTrinity Ridge, Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
14.6km (9.1 miles) ⓘBristol Copper Mine, Bristol, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
22.1km (13.7 miles) ⓘJinny Hill Mine (Cheshire Barite Mine), Cheshire, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
25.6km (15.9 miles) ⓘReynolds Bridge, Thomaston, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
26.6km (16.5 miles) ⓘO and G quarry # 3, Prospect, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
31.2km (19.4 miles) ⓘState Route 9 rock cuts, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
34.1km (21.2 miles) ⓘNew-Gate Copper Mine (Old New-Gate Prison), Simsbury Mines, East Granby, 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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