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


Locality type:Road Cutting
Classification
Species:Baryte
Formula:BaSO4
Comments:Abundant as single tabular crystals to more typical slightly divergent, radiating crystal groups in fault veins. Some show etched surfaces.
Habit:tabular to slightly radiating clusters/aggregates
Colour:white
Quality for species:Good crystals or rich for species - important (!)
Abundance at site:Very common
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz6
Dolomite5
Goethite4
Galena4
Siderite3
Bornite2
Malachite2
Sphalerite2
Aurichalcite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Baryte 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 (5 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:47356
Long-form Identifier:1:3:47356:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Baryte
0.5km (0.3 miles) Sherrill Street quarry, New Britain, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
2.8km (1.7 miles) Hart's Lead Mine, Berlin, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
4.5km (2.8 miles) State Routes 9 and 372 interchange, Berlin, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
4.5km (2.8 miles) Arute Field, New Britain, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
4.8km (3.0 miles) Journey Road quarry, Plainville, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
5.2km (3.2 miles) Plainville Trap Rock Quarry (Tilcon New Britain Quarry), Plainville, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
5.3km (3.3 miles) 135 Fenn Road, Newington, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
5.8km (3.6 miles) Fenn Road, Newington, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
6.1km (3.8 miles) The Woodlands, Newington, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
6.4km (3.9 miles) State Route 9 & State Route 71 Interchange, New Britain, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
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