| Locality type: | Road Cutting |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Chalcopyrite |
| Formula: | CuFeS2 |
| Comments: | Common as iridescent masses usually with dolomite, quartz and barite in fault veins. Crystals very rare and usually distorted micros. |
| Habit: | massive, rare crystals are complexly formed, striated and deformed |
| Colour: | brassy with iridescence |
| Abundance at site: | Common |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Confirmed |
| Confirmation Methods: | Visually Identified |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Malachite | ⓘ4 photos of Chalcopyrite associated with Malachite at this locality. |
| Azurite | ⓘ3 photos of Chalcopyrite associated with Azurite at this locality. |
| Quartz | ⓘ3 photos of Chalcopyrite associated with Quartz at this locality. |
| Bornite | ⓘ2 photos of Chalcopyrite associated with Bornite at this locality. |
| Baryte | ⓘ1 photo of Chalcopyrite associated with Baryte at this locality. |
| Sphalerite | ⓘ1 photo of Chalcopyrite associated with Sphalerite at this locality. |
| Galena | ⓘ1 photo of Chalcopyrite associated with Galena at this locality. |
| Bitumen | ⓘ1 photo of Chalcopyrite associated with Bitumen at this locality. |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Chalcopyrite 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 Gallery | View Gallery (2 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 47357 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:47357:0 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | fee5960e-c78b-4cf8-9684-3de5b96b40ee |
| Nearest other occurrences of Chalcopyrite |
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| 0.5km (0.3 miles) | ⓘSherrill Street quarry, New Britain, 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) | ⓘTrap Rock quarry, Plainville, 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 |
| 6.3km (3.9 miles) | ⓘ2368-2384 Berlin Turnpike (Former Hartford Drive-In), Newington, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
| 6.6km (4.1 miles) | ⓘClark farm (Holler's Mine), Southington, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
| 8.3km (5.2 miles) | ⓘState Route 4 road cut, Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
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State Route 9 - Ellis Street and State Route 72 interchanges, New Britain, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA