Provenite

Roxbury Iron Mine (Mine Hill)

MineClosedDraft data

41.5608° N, 73.3353° W · ± 1 km

Siderite from Connecticut, United States, with photos of specimens from this locality.

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Minerals found here

Siderite

Siderite at Roxbury Iron Mine (Mine Hill)

Lustrous siderite crystals on a knoll of massive siderite from the Roxbury Iron Mine.
Lustrous siderite crystals on a knoll of massive siderite from the Roxbury Iron Mine.
Photo: Robert M. Lavinsky · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source
Second view of the Roxbury siderite specimen.
Second view of the Roxbury siderite specimen.
Photo: Robert M. Lavinsky · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source
Third view of the Roxbury siderite specimen.
Third view of the Roxbury siderite specimen.
Photo: Robert M. Lavinsky · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source
Formula
FeCO₃
Morphology
Sharp, lustrous crystals on massive siderite
Availability
Unknown
History
Worked for its carbonate iron ore from 1865 until 1905.

Sources: SRC-592 SRC-607

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Geology of the locality

Setting
Carbonate (spathic) iron ore deposit on Mine Hill.
Region
Connecticut
Country
United States

Developed by the Shepaug Spathic Iron and Steel Company from 1865; mine and furnace closed in 1905. Now the Mine Hill Preserve of the Roxbury Land Trust, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. Coordinates are those of the preserve (Wikipedia).

Sources: SRC-592

Sources

  1. SRC-592 · Website
    Mine Hills PreserveWikipedia contributors · Wikipedia
  2. SRC-607 · Website
    File:Siderite-199900.jpgRobert M. Lavinsky · Wikimedia Commons

Draft data from the Provenite workbook. Check entries against the cited sources before relying on them. Photos are open-licence images from Wikimedia Commons; the author and licence are given with each photo.