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Chalcopyrite from
Old Mine Plaza construction site, Long Hill, Trumbull, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA


Locality type:Construction Site
Classification
Species:Chalcopyrite
Formula:CuFeS2
Comments: Infrequently found as massive material which is the source of secondary copper minerals. Very rare as microcrystals.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Rosasite3
Gypsum2
Quartz2
Clinochlore2
Aurichalcite1
Native Bismuth1
Linnaeite1
Devilline1
Smithsonite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chalcopyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Old Mine Plaza construction site, Long Hill, Trumbull, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (4 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:347333
Long-form Identifier:1:3:347333:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcopyrite
0.4km (0.2 miles) ⓘOld Mine Park (Old Tungsten Mine), Long Hill, Trumbull, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
9.0km (5.6 miles) ⓘEast Village pegmatite prospect, Monroe, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
11.8km (7.3 miles) ⓘLord Chamberlain Nursing and Rehabilitation Center (7003 Main Street; 7003 State Route 110), Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
12.8km (7.9 miles) ⓘStevenson Mine (Burke's Copper Mine), Oxford, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
15.5km (9.6 miles) ⓘArsenic and nickel mine (Nickel Mine Brook), Seymour, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
17.5km (10.9 miles) ⓘWilton Silver Mine, Wilton, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
18.2km (11.3 miles) ⓘCurtis Quarry, Southford, Southbury, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
18.5km (11.5 miles) ⓘSky Ridge railroad cut, Hawleyville, Newtown, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
19.0km (11.8 miles) ⓘQuarry Road, Milford, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
19.2km (11.9 miles) ⓘLambert Road serpentinite, Orange, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
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