Connecticut · Hartford County
Past Producer

Mattabesset River Lead Mine

Hartford County, Connecticut, United States
LeadZincIronSulfurBarium-Barite
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Commodities
PrimaryLead
SecondaryZinc, Iron, Sulfur, Barium-Barite
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Ore controlFault Zone, Breccia Includes Sandstone And Shale Of Upper Triassic East Berlin Formation, Stratigraphically Between Holyoke And Hampden Basalt Flows
Materials
Ore mineralsBarite, Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite
GangueCalcite
Geology
Host rockBasalt
Associated rockMafic Intrusive Rock
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1777, 1807
Identification
Deposit ID10105446
MRDS IDW000305
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates41.6211, -72.79119
References
HANSHAW, P. M., 1968, "GEOL. MAP OF MERIDEN QUAD", USGS, GQ-738, SHORT TEXTSHEPARD, 1837