| AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Connecticut > Chalcocite |
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 42650 |
| Mineral: | Chalcocite |
| Locality: | Bristol Copper Mine, Bristol, Hartford County, Connecticut |
| Description: | Large V-twinned striated black chalcocite crystals with no matrix attached from this famous mine that opened in 1837 and closed in 1953. Ex. Robert C. Lambert (1919-2008) #42b; ex. Raymond Schortmann (?-1962) |
| Overall Size: | 15x13x10 mm |
| Crystals: | 2-13 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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