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Locality Name:
Trumbull, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, USA


mindat Locality ID: 3701
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-3701.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Trumbull, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, USA": 10
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 9

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Long Hill
State Route 25 Road Cuts

Latitude: 41°16'21"N
Longitude: 73°12'56"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 41.2725,-73.215555555556
AThis mineral is Anthropogenic.
GThis mineral is directly dated.
BThis mineral is reported as having this age.
YThis mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
OThis mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
RThe age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
PThe age displayed for this mineral is the range of ages for this mineral at all of this locality's children.
This mineral's age has not yet been recorded.

This Mineral list contains entries from this locality, including sub-localities. Minerals in bold are reported by mindat.org as occurring directly at this locality, and do not occur at any children (sublocalities) of this locality.

Elements at this locality, including sub-localities: Ag Al As B Ba Be Bi C Ca Cd Cl Co Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo Na O P Pb S Si Ti U W Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: O Pb S 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAluniteAmorphousAmphiboleApatiteAragoniteArsenicArsenopyriteAxiniteBaryte
BerylBismutiteBrookiteCalciteChalcopyriteChloriteClayClinozoisiteCobaltiteColumbite
CopperCorundumDevillineDiasporeEpidoteFeldsparFluoriteGarnetGypsumHalotrichite
HeulanditeMalachiteMarcasiteMelanteriteMicaMilariteMolybdeniteNickelineNoneNot in a structural group
PrehnitePyritePyroxeneQuartzRocksaltRutileScapoliteScheeliteSphaleriteSpinel
StarkeyiteStibniteStilbiteSulphurTalcTitaniteTopazTourmalineTungstiteVivianite
WurtziteZircon

92 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Actinolite  (*)Albite  (*)Almandine  (*)Anatase  (*)
Anglesite  (*)Annite  (*)Aragonite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Aurichalcite  (*)
Axinite-(Fe)  (*)Azurite  (*)Baryte  (*)Bavenite  (*)Bertrandite  (*)
Beryl  (*)Bismuth  (*)Bismuthinite  (*)Bismutite  (*)Bornite  (*)
Brookite  (*)Calcite  (*)Cerussite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Clinochlore  (*)
Clinozoisite  (*)Cobaltite  (*)Copper  (*)Cuprite  (*)Devilline  (*)
Diaspore  (*)Diopside  (*)Dolomite  (*)Dravite  (*)Enstatite  (*)
Epidote  (*)Erythrite  (*)Ferberite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Fluorite  (*)
Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)Graphite  (*)Greenockite  (*)Grossular  (*)
Gypsum  (*)Hematite  (*)Heulandite-Ca  (*)Hydrozincite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)
Jarosite  (*)Langite  (*)Laumontite  (*)Linnaeite  (*)Magnesio-hornblende  (*)
Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Margarite  (*)Marialite  (*)
Melanterite  (*)Microcline  (*)Milarite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Opal  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Pickeringite  (*)Prehnite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Pyromorphite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rosasite  (*)Rozenite  (*)
Rutile  (*)Scheelite  (*)Schorl  (*)Siderite  (*)Silver  (*)
Smithsonite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Stilbite-Ca  (*)Sulphur  (*)Talc  (*)
Titanite  (*)Topaz  (*)Tremolite  (*)Tungstite  (*)Uraninite  (*)
Wulfenite  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S11987912793
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)22198785,1987863419
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)4198783,198785,198786,1987898803
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)311987862353
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO22198790,1987912162
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)02734
Annite  (*)Mica ClayKFe2+3(AlSi3O10)(OH)21198786356
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)2198785,1987863250
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS11987859052
Aurichalcite  (*)None(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)61198786919
Axinite-(Fe)  (*)AxiniteCa4Fe2+2Al4[B2Si8O30](OH)21198786260
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)211987865509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)119878511547
Bavenite  (*)NoneCa4Be2+xAl2-xSi9O26-x(OH)2+x (x = 0 to 1)1198786255
Bertrandite  (*)Not in a structural groupBe4Si2O7(OH)21198791606
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O183198785,198786,1987904286
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi3198785,198786,1987911966
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S311987861935
Bismutite  (*)BismutiteBi2O2(CO3)1198786716
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS411987855516
Brookite  (*)BrookiteTiO23198785,198790,198791700
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)4198783,198785,198786,19879127770
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)11987914979
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS22198785,19878627198
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)85198783,198785,198786,198789,1987901756
Clinozoisite  (*)Clinozoisite EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)4198783,198785,198786,1987891025
Cobaltite  (*)CobaltiteCoAsS1198786966
Copper  (*)CopperCu11987853846
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O11987862970
Devilline  (*)DevillineCaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6·3H2O1198786366
Diaspore  (*)DiasporeAlO(OH)1198785481
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O62198785,1987864135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)22198786,1987919895
Dravite  (*)TourmalineNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)1198786648
Enstatite  (*)PyroxeneMg2Si2O61198785944
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)3198785,198786,1987918173
Erythrite  (*)VivianiteCo3(AsO4)2·8H2O1198786814
Ferberite  (*)ColumbiteFe2+(WO4)2198785,198786551
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F3198783,198785,1987862740
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF28198783,198784,198785,198786,198788,198789,198790,1987919617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS3198785,198786,19879124243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)3198785,198786,1987917437
Graphite  (*)NoneC11987852812
Greenockite  (*)WurtziteCdS1198791717
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)32198785,1987861544
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O3198785,198786,1987906890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3119878514640
Heulandite-Ca  (*)Heulandite(Ca,Na,K)5(Si27Al9)O72·26H2O1198786246
Hydrozincite  (*)NoneZn5(CO3)2(OH)611987861066
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O32198785,1987865433
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)62198786,1987912228
Langite  (*)NoneCu4(SO4)(OH)6·2H2O1198786593
Laumontite  (*)Not in a structural groupCaAl2Si4O12·4H2O11987861271
Linnaeite  (*)SpinelCo2+Co3+2S41198786249
Magnesio-hornblende  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)22198785,198786238
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4119878614899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)22198785,19878612537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS22198785,1987865674
Margarite  (*)Mica ClayCaAl2Si2Al2O10(OH)22198785,198786168
Marialite  (*)ScapoliteNa4Al3Si9O24Cl3198783,198785,198786139
Melanterite  (*)MelanteriteFe(SO4)·7H2O2198785,198786915
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)2198785,1987864924
Milarite  (*)MilariteKCa2(Be2AlSi12)O30·H2O1198786156
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS211987865800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)26198783,198784,198785,198786,198788,19878917380
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O2198785,1987862994
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)23198783,198785,1987862273
Pickeringite  (*)HalotrichiteMgAl2(SO4)4·22H2O2198785,198786265
Prehnite  (*)PrehniteCa2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)211987861898
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS26198783,198785,198786,198789,198790,19879139462
Pyromorphite  (*)ApatitePb5(PO4)3Cl11987911725
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S83198783,198785,1987869056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO28198783,198784,198785,198786,198787,198788,198789,19879161156
Rosasite  (*)MalachiteCuZn(CO3)(OH)21198786454
Rozenite  (*)StarkeyiteFe2+(SO4)·4H2O1198786293
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO23198785,198786,1987915614
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)6198783,198785,198786,198789,198790,1987914894
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)2198785,1987862705
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)4198783,198785,198786,1987916417
Silver  (*)CopperAg11987915186
Smithsonite  (*)CalciteZn(CO3)11987862473
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS3198785,198786,19879121482
Stilbite-Ca  (*)StilbiteNaCa4(Si27Al9)O72·28H2O1198786268
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS11987862045
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)22198785,1987863337
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O3198785,198786,1987904899
Topaz  (*)TopazAl2SiO4F27198783,198784,198785,198786,198787,198788,1987901476
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)22198786,1987892562
Tungstite  (*)TungstiteWO3·H2O1198785118
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO211987852718
Wulfenite  (*)ScheelitePbMoO411987911655
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)11987865251


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