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Anglesite from
Thomaston Dam railroad cut, Thomaston Dam, Thomaston, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA


Locality type:Road Cutting
Classification
Species:Anglesite
Formula:PbSO4
Formation:Secondary
Comments:Included in a list by the reference with no supporting details. Presumably an alteration of galena, though in Connecticut cerussite is the more common alteration.
Quality for species:Poor for species, only of interest for locality collectors. (#)
Confirmation
Validity:Unconfirmed/Questioned
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Anglesite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Thomaston Dam railroad cut, Thomaston Dam, Thomaston, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:96343
Long-form Identifier:1:3:96343:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Anglesite
20.1km (12.5 miles) ⓘCanton Lead Mines (Cherry Brook lead mine; Dyer Farm zinc mine), Rattlesnake Hill, Canton, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
25.2km (15.6 miles) ⓘState Route 9 - Ellis Street and State Route 72 interchanges (State Route 72 roadcut), New Britain, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
26.8km (16.7 miles) ⓘRoxbury Iron Mine, Mine Hill, Roxbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
31.1km (19.3 miles) ⓘBarrett Brothers Quarry (D and J Quarry), Beacon Falls, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
38.6km (24.0 miles) ⓘU. S. Route 7 Expressway (Danbury line to Iron Works District), Brookfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
40.9km (25.4 miles) ⓘMiddletown lead mines (Middletown Mine), Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
41.3km (25.6 miles) ⓘStrickland Quarry, Strickland pegmatite, Collins Hill, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
42.7km (26.5 miles) ⓘLane's Mine (Lane's Lead and Silver Mine; Elm Street), Monroe, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
70.6km (43.9 miles) ⓘLoudville Lead Mines (Manhan Lead-Silver Mine; Southampton Lead Mine; Northampton Lead Mine), Easthampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA
90.0km (55.9 miles) ⓘSparta Mine, Ossining (Sing Sing), Westchester County, New York, 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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