Description
Theophilus Botsford
Commodities
PrimaryMolybdenum, Silver, Copper, Sulfur
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit typePaleozoic Replacement Eve
Model87: Basaltic Cu (BC name is Volcanic redbed Cu)
Deposit sizeY
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formCOMPOSITE OF HORIZON, FAULT ZONE, AND BEDS
Materials
Ore mineralsMolybdenite, Barite, Pyrite, Sphalerite, Galena, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Bornite, Malachite
GangueQuartz, Calcite
Geology
Host rockSchist,Arkose · New Haven Arkose
Associated rockDiorite · Pegmatites
AlterationMineralization Bleaches Arkose Beds
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1836
Discovery year1795
Identification
Deposit ID10105447
MRDS IDW000306
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates41.71899, -72.92353
References
RICHARDSON, C. S., 1854, "OLD BRISTOL COPPERMINE", MINING MAGAZINE, V. 3, TEXT, PG. 251-2551923 OTHER A. M. BATEMAN, MINERALOGRichardson, C. S., 1854, "Old Bristol Coppermine", Mining Magazine, V. 3, Text, Pg. 251-255.Januzzi, B., 1959, The Minerals Of Western Connecticut And S.E. New York State Mineralogic PressSilliman, B. Jr., And Whitney, J.D., 1855, "Notice Of The Geological Position And Character Of The Copper At Bristol, Ct.," American Journal Of Science, Vol. Xx, No. 60, Pg. 361-369Ryerson, K.H., 1968, Rock Hound'S Guide To Ct. (Pequot Press Handbook No. 3), The Pequot Press, Inc., Stonington, Ct., Pg. 10Bateman, A.M., 1923, "Primary Chalcocite: Bristol Copper Mine, Ct.," Economic Geology, Vol. Xviii, No. 2, Pg. 122-166.BATEMAN, 1923