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Cerussite from
Thomaston Dam railroad cut, Thomaston Dam, Thomaston, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA


Locality type:Road Cutting
Classification
Species:Cerussite
Formula:PbCO3
Formation:Secondary
Comments:Alteration crust on galena. Small crystals.
Quality for species:Poor for species, only of interest for locality collectors. (#)
Abundance at site:Rare
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Cerussite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Thomaston Dam railroad cut, Thomaston Dam, Thomaston, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:96349
Long-form Identifier:1:3:96349:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Cerussite
20.1km (12.5 miles) ⓘCanton Lead Mines (Cherry Brook lead mine; Dyer Farm zinc mine), Rattlesnake Hill, Canton, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
25.2km (15.6 miles) ⓘState Route 9 - Ellis Street and State Route 72 interchanges (State Route 72 roadcut), New Britain, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
26.8km (16.7 miles) ⓘRoxbury Iron Mine, Mine Hill, Roxbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
28.6km (17.8 miles) ⓘJinny Hill Mine (Cheshire Barite Mine), Cheshire, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
31.1km (19.3 miles) ⓘBarrett Brothers Quarry (D and J Quarry), Beacon Falls, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
34.1km (21.2 miles) ⓘSilver mine, Seymour, New Haven 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
44.8km (27.9 miles) ⓘBiermann Quarries (Bethel quarries; Codfish Hill Quarry), Bethel, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
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