| Locality type: | Road Cutting |
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| Species: | Chalcocite |
| Formula: | Cu2S |
| Comments: | Most copper sulfide here is bornite, small flattened siderite rhombs are striated and may look like chalcocite. A few microcrystals found, however, on dolomite with malachite. |
| Habit: | Striated microcrystals |
| Colour: | Metallic blue |
| Abundance at site: | Rare |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Malachite | ⓘ1 photo of Chalcocite associated with Malachite at this locality. |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Chalcocite 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 (3 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 922237 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:922237:3 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | fb223e70-6a5e-41fb-a8a2-7fe6bf9f9cd7 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Chalcocite |
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| 11.2km (6.9 miles) | ⓘRocky Hill Quarry, Rocky Hill, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
| 12.0km (7.5 miles) | ⓘPillow lava locality, Meriden, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA |
| 14.6km (9.1 miles) | ⓘBristol Copper Mine, Bristol, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
| 14.8km (9.2 miles) | ⓘInterstate 691 and State Route 10 Interchange, Cheshire, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA |
| 19.1km (11.9 miles) | ⓘCheshire Barytes Company barite mine (Stamford Manufacturing Company barite mine), Cheshire, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA |
| 20.8km (12.9 miles) | ⓘCopper Valley Mine (Bellamy's Mine; Munson's Mine), Cheshire, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA |
| 22.1km (13.7 miles) | ⓘJinny Hill Mine (Cheshire Barite Mine), Cheshire, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA |
| 22.5km (14.0 miles) | ⓘCross Rock Copper Mine, Cheshire, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA |
| 34.1km (21.2 miles) | ⓘNew-Gate Copper Mine (Old New-Gate Prison), Simsbury Mines, East Granby, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
| 34.1km (21.2 miles) | ⓘSimsbury Mines, East Granby, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
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State Route 9 - Ellis Street and State Route 72 interchanges, New Britain, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA