| Locality type: | Quarry |
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| Species: | Wulfenite |
| Formula: | Pb(MoO4) |
| Comments: | micro-wulfenite occurs in cavities in cleavelandite associated with bismutite, pyromorphite and cerussite |
| Habit: | pyramidal |
| Colour: | orange-yellow |
| Quality for species: | Poor for species, only of interest for locality collectors. (#) |
| Abundance at site: | Very Rare |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Bismutite | ⓘ4 photos of Wulfenite associated with Bismutite at this locality. |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Wulfenite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Fillow Quarry (Branchville Quarry; Branchville Mica Mine; Smith Mine), Branchville, Redding (Reading), Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 130917 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:130917:1 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | ff751ee5-ab53-4dfd-b72a-5bc58f048349 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Wulfenite |
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| 12.1km (7.5 miles) | ⓘBiermann Quarries (Bethel quarries) and tourmaline ledge, Bethel, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 19.4km (12.0 miles) | ⓘState Route 25 road cuts, Trumbull, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 20.1km (12.5 miles) | ⓘTrumbull, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 37.2km (23.1 miles) | ⓘOssining (Sing Sing), Westchester County, New York, USA |
| 37.8km (23.5 miles) | ⓘSparta Mine, Ossining (Sing Sing), Westchester County, New York, USA |
| 56.9km (35.4 miles) | ⓘThomaston Dam railroad cut, Thomaston Dam, Thomaston, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 63.0km (39.2 miles) | ⓘSouth Main Street construction site, Torrington (Wolcottville), Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 76.9km (47.8 miles) | ⓘCanton Lead Mines (Cherry Brook lead mine; Dyer Farm zinc mine), Rattlesnake Hill, Canton, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
| 83.9km (52.2 miles) | ⓘAncram Lead Mines (Ancram Mine: Livingston's Mine), Boston Corners, Ancram Township, Columbia County, New York, USA |
| 86.8km (53.9 miles) | ⓘLinkpot cut, Airline Railroad, East Hampton (Chatham), Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| References |
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Fillow Quarry, Branchville, Redding, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA