Connecticut · Middlesex County
Past Producer

Middletown Lead-Silver Mine

Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States
SilverLead
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Commodities
PrimarySilver, Lead
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein Quartz In Fracture Z
Model85: Polymetallic veins
Deposit sizeS
Materials
Ore mineralsSphalerite, Chalcopyrite, Pyrite, Galena, Fluorite, Barite, Anglesite, Hydrozincite, Marcasite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production yearsBEFORE 1776, 1852 TO 1854
Discovery year1776
Identification
Deposit ID10067768
MRDS IDW000603
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates41.55899, -72.61152
References
STUGARD, JR., F., 1958, "PEGMATITES MIDDLETOWN AREA, CONN.," USGS BULL., 1042-Q, MAP, TEXT, P. 672, 673Stugard, Jr., F., 1958, "Pegmatites Middletown Area, Conn.," USGS Bull., 1042-Q, Map, Text, Plate 5 And 6Stugard, Jr., F., 1958, "Pegmatites Middletown Area, Conn.," USGS Bull., 1042-Q, Map, Text, Plate 5 And 6Harte, C.R., 1945, "Conn. Minor Metals And Her Minerals," Conn. Society Of Civil Engineers, 61st Annual Report, Pg. 147-148Harte, C.R., 1945, "Conn. Minor Metals And Her Minerals," Conn. Society Of Civil Engineers, 61st Annual Report, Pg. 147-148Field, D.D., 1853, "Centennial Address With Historical Sketches Of Cromwell, Portland, Chatham, Middle Haddam, Middletown, And Its Parishes," W.B. Casey, Middletown, Conn., P. 159-161Field, D.D., 1853, "Centennial Address With Historical Sketches Of Cromwell, Portland, Chatham, Middle Haddam, Middletown, And Its Parishes," W.B. Casey, Middletown, Conn., P. 159-161Percival, J.G., And Whitney, J.R., 1853, "By-Laws Of The Silver-Lead Mining Company, Middletown, Conn., Together With Geological Reports With Essays Of Ores, Etc." New York, S.S. Chattarton And Co., 24 P.Percival, J.G., And Whitney, J.R., 1853, "By-Laws Of The Silver-Lead Mining Company, Middletown, Conn., Together With Geological Reports With Essays Of Ores, Etc." New York, S.S. Chattarton And Co., 24 P.Schairer, J. F., 1931, "Minerals Of Conn.", Conn. Geol. Survey", Bull. No. 51, Pg. 107Schairer, J. F., 1931, "Minerals Of Conn.", Conn. Geol. Survey", Bull. No. 51, Pg. 107SHEPARD, 1837