Chatfield Mine, Salisbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Chatfield Mine | Mine |
| Salisbury | Town |
| Litchfield County | County |
| Connecticut | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
41° 57' 2'' North , 73° 27' 57'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Lakeville | 928 (2017) | 2.6km |
| Millerton | 940 (2017) | 3.7km |
| Sharon | 729 (2017) | 8.0km |
| Falls Village | 538 (2017) | 8.5km |
| Amenia | 955 (2017) | 13.6km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Mid-Hudson Valley Gem and Mineral Society Inc. | Poughkeepsie, New York | 47km |
Mindat Locality ID:
254257
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:254257:0
GUID (UUID V4):
529eef90-fdaf-4dec-a36b-3bc159283f20
A goethite mine. From Hobbs (1907) (much of it taken from Pumpelly 1886):
This once important mine is located a short distance southeast from the “Ore Hill” mines. The foot wall is of schist, which has a southeasterly dip of about 50° (Shepard) or in the same direction as at “Ore Hill.” The cover was of glacial material, which in places was as much as sixty in depth. The mine was opened in 1740, and between 1868 and 1880 it produced 168,000 tons of ore. The mine was first worked as an open pit until a depth of 120 feet had been reached. In 1880 a shaft was sunk from a point about three hundred feet east of the open pit and carried to a depth of about 140 feet. An abortive attempt was made to drift in the direction of the mine so as to run up beneath the ore body. Disappointed by the orientation of the ore body, the operation of the mine was abandoned, and it is now filled with water.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsGallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Goethite | 4.00. | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Goethite | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Goethite | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Goethite | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Appalachian BasinBasin
- Laurentides DomainDomain
USA
- Salisbury Mining DistrictMining District
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References
Chatfield Mine, Salisbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA