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Greenockite from
Thomaston Dam railroad cut, Thomaston Dam, Thomaston, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
| Locality type: | Road Cutting | |
| Classification | ||
|---|---|---|
| Species: | Greenockite | |
| Formula: | CdS | |
| Formation: | Primary | |
| Comments: | Though reportedly occurring with sphalerite at several Connecticut localities, these reports appear to be based solely on the yellow color. While plausible, they lack analytical confirmation; both chemical and structural to differentiate it from similar appearing, dimorphous hawleyite. Schooner (1961) claims greenockite rarely forms intergrowths with sphalerite here. | |
| Colour: | yellow | |
| Quality for species: | Poor for species, only of interest for locality collectors. (#) | |
| Abundance at site: | Very Rare | |
| Confirmation | ||
| Validity: | Unconfirmed/Questioned | |
| Data | ||
| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Greenockite data | |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Thomaston Dam railroad cut, Thomaston Dam, Thomaston, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA | |
| Data Identifiers | ||
| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 96362 | |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:96362:0 | |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 | |
| Nearest other occurrences of Greenockite | ||
| 26.8km (16.7 miles) | ⓘRoxbury Iron Mine, Mine Hill, Roxbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA | |
| 38.0km (23.6 miles) | ⓘOld lead mine, Brookfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA | |
| 38.6km (24.0 miles) | ⓘU. S. Route 7 Expressway (Danbury line to Iron Works District), Brookfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA | |
| 40.9km (25.4 miles) | ⓘMiddletown lead mines (Middletown Mine), Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA | |
| 41.3km (25.6 miles) | ⓘStrickland Quarry, Strickland pegmatite, Collins Hill, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA | |
| 42.5km (26.4 miles) | ⓘCanaan, North Canaan, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA | |
| 50.1km (31.1 miles) | ⓘState Route 25 road cuts, Trumbull, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA | |
| 56.9km (35.4 miles) | ⓘFillow Quarry, Branchville, Redding, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA | |
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