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Malachite from
Barrett Brothers Quarry (D and J Quarry), Beacon Falls, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Malachite
Formula:Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Comments:Encrusting over mica schist. Visually identified and confirmed at a CT museum.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Chrysocolla1
Calcite1
Tremolite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Malachite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Barrett Brothers Quarry (D and J Quarry), Beacon Falls, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:453342
Long-form Identifier:1:3:453342:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Malachite
8.1km (5.0 miles) ⓘStevenson Mine (Burke's Copper Mine), Oxford, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
9.2km (5.7 miles) ⓘCurtis Quarry, Southford, Southbury, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
10.2km (6.3 miles) ⓘO and G quarry # 3, Prospect, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
13.6km (8.5 miles) ⓘYork Hill, Hamden, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
14.5km (9.0 miles) ⓘLambert's Mine (Maltby Lakes Mine), West Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
14.8km (9.2 miles) ⓘTallman Mine (Tallman's Mine), Hamden, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
15.5km (9.6 miles) ⓘCopper mine, Woodbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
15.6km (9.7 miles) ⓘMill Rock, Hamden, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
16.0km (10.0 miles) ⓘNew England Materials quarry, Monroe, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
16.8km (10.4 miles) ⓘJinny Hill Mine (Cheshire Barite Mine), Cheshire, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
References
Jeremy Zolan Collecton- Specimens Identified 3/30/2007
 
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