| Locality type: | Quarry |
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| Species: | Pyrite |
| Formula: | FeS2 |
| Comments: | Masses of sub-cm crystals lining small pockets in cross-cutting quartz veins. |
| Habit: | cubo-octahedral |
| Colour: | brassy |
| Abundance at site: | Rare |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Confirmed |
| Confirmation Methods: | Visually Identified |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Quartz | ⓘ4 photos of Pyrite associated with Quartz at this locality. |
| Molybdenite | ⓘ1 photo of Pyrite associated with Molybdenite at this locality. |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Pyrite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Unnamed quarry SE of Middletown (molybdenite locality), White Rock Mining District, Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (2 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 670511 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:670511:4 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 553b79da-3edd-4d02-af63-938b6d065e0d |
| Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite |
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| 1.4km (0.8 miles) | ⓘWhite Rocks Quarry (Consolidated Quarry), White Rock Mining District, Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 2.3km (1.4 miles) | ⓘTollgate Quarry (Tollgate Mine; Bidwell Quarry; China-stone Quarry), Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 2.4km (1.5 miles) | ⓘMiddletown lead mines (Middletown Mine), Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 4.4km (2.7 miles) | ⓘState Forest Quarry No. 2 (State Forest #2 Mica Mine; Carini Quarry), Cobalt, East Hampton (Chatham), Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 4.4km (2.7 miles) | ⓘHale-Walker prospects, Collins Hill, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 4.8km (3.0 miles) | ⓘGreat Hill cobalt mines, Cobalt, East Hampton (Chatham), Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 5.2km (3.2 miles) | ⓘStrickland Quarry, Strickland pegmatite, Collins Hill, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 5.3km (3.3 miles) | ⓘSchoonmaker Mine, Strickland pegmatite, Collins Hill, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 5.3km (3.3 miles) | ⓘWorth and Selden Quarries (Victoria Quarry), East Hampton (Chatham), Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 6.3km (3.9 miles) | ⓘEnegren Mica Mine (Power Mica Mine), East Hampton (Chatham), Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| References |
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Unnamed quarry SE of Middletown, White Rock Mining District, Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA