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Wulfenite from
Ancram Lead Mines (Ancram Mine: Livingston's Mine), Boston Corners, Ancram Township, Columbia County, New York, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Wulfenite
Formula:Pb(MoO4)
Comments:Lee (1824): "Molybdate of Lead? Occurs in small tabular crystals of a pale orange yellow color, and distinctly foliated. They are translucent and have a glistening lustre—yield easily to the knife, and melt before the blow pipe into a dark colored mass—rare."
Confirmation
Validity:Unconfirmed/Questioned
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Wulfenite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Ancram Lead Mines (Ancram Mine: Livingston's Mine), Boston Corners, Ancram Township, Columbia County, New York, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:646753
Long-form Identifier:1:3:646753:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Wulfenite
45.3km (28.2 miles) ⓘSouth Main Street construction site, Torrington, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
54.4km (33.8 miles) ⓘThomaston Dam railroad cut, Thomaston Dam, Thomaston, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
57.7km (35.8 miles) ⓘCanton Lead Mines (Cherry Brook lead mine; Dyer Farm zinc mine), Rattlesnake Hill, Canton, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
74.8km (46.5 miles) ⓘLoudville Lead Mines (Manhan Lead-Silver Mine; Southampton Lead Mine; Northampton Lead Mine), Easthampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA
75.5km (46.9 miles) ⓘEllenville Mine (Ellenville Lead Mine; Ulster mine), Ellenville, Wawarsing, Ulster County, New York, USA
75.8km (47.1 miles) ⓘBiermann Quarries (Bethel quarries; Codfish Hill Quarry), Bethel, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
83.9km (52.2 miles) ⓘFillow Quarry, Branchville, Redding, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
89.3km (55.5 miles) ⓘState Route 25 road cuts, Trumbull, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
98.1km (60.9 miles) ⓘOssining (Sing Sing), Westchester County, New York, USA
99.5km (61.8 miles) ⓘSparta Mine, Ossining (Sing Sing), Westchester County, New York, USA
References
Lee, Charles A. (1824): Notice of the Ancram Lead Mine (The American Journal of Science and Arts), Volume 47, p. 247-249.
 
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