Locality type: | Mine |
Classification |
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Species: | Pyrite |
Formula: | FeS2 |
Comments: | "Pyrrhotite, locally altered to pyrite, is the only other sulfide present in abundance [in the gold-bearing lodes]. Native gold, generally as micron sized grains, is found, along with pyrite and chalcopyrite, in a network of thin fractures and veins cutting the arsenopyrite." Gray (2005) |
Quality for species: | Poor for species, only of interest for locality collectors. (#) |
Confirmation |
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Validity: | Believed Valid |
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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Staurolite | ⓘ1 photo of Pyrite associated with Staurolite at this locality. |
Hornblende Root Name Group | ⓘ1 photo of Pyrite associated with Hornblende Root Name Group at this locality. |
Sphalerite | ⓘ1 photo of Pyrite associated with Sphalerite at this locality. |
Anorthite | ⓘ1 photo of Pyrite associated with Anorthite at this locality. |
Arsenopyrite | ⓘ1 photo of Pyrite associated with Arsenopyrite at this locality. |
Quartz | ⓘ1 photo of Pyrite associated with Quartz at this locality. |
Data |
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Mineral Data: | Click here to view Pyrite data |
Locality Data: | Click here to view Great Hill cobalt mines, Cobalt, East Hampton (Chatham), Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
Data Identifiers |
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Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 102016 |
Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:102016:8 |
GUID (UUID V4): | 8b255f3e-cb18-4a72-a11b-26cbd1d388e6 |
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite |
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0.5km (0.3 miles) | ⓘState Forest Quarry No. 2 (State Forest #2 Mica Mine; Carini Quarry), Cobalt, East Hampton (Chatham), Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
3.3km (2.0 miles) | ⓘHale-Walker prospects, Collins Hill, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
3.8km (2.4 miles) | ⓘStrickland Quarry, Strickland pegmatite, Collins Hill, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
3.9km (2.4 miles) | ⓘSchoonmaker Mine, Strickland pegmatite, Collins Hill, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
4.4km (2.8 miles) | ⓘ"Foothold Cleft", Airline Railroad, East Hampton (Chatham), Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
4.8km (3.0 miles) | ⓘUnnamed quarry SE of Middletown (molybdenite locality), White Rock Mining District, Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
5.0km (3.1 miles) | ⓘWhite Rocks Quarry (Consolidated Quarry), White Rock Mining District, Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
5.6km (3.5 miles) | ⓘMiddletown lead mines (Middletown Mine), Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
5.6km (3.5 miles) | ⓘLinkpot cut, Airline Railroad, East Hampton (Chatham), Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
5.6km (3.5 miles) | ⓘWorth and Selden Quarries (Victoria Quarry), East Hampton (Chatham), Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
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