Locality type: | Quarry |
Classification |
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Species: | Pyrrhotite |
Formula: | Fe1-xS |
Comments: | A rare accessory mineral of the open vein assemblage. Euhedral crystals to 1.5 cm very rare in Connecticut - this may be the only such locality. |
Habit: | tabular pseudohexagonal |
Colour: | bronzy |
Quality for species: | Good crystals or rich for species - important (!) |
Abundance at site: | Rare |
Confirmation |
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Validity: | Confirmed |
Confirmation Methods: | Visually Identified |
Data |
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Mineral Data: | Click here to view Pyrrhotite data |
Locality Data: | Click here to view Becker Quarry (Becker's Quarry), West Willington, Willington, Tolland County, Connecticut, USA |
Data Identifiers |
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Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 97387 |
Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:97387:6 |
GUID (UUID V4): | 7c56b9cf-870f-437b-9913-2bd1e4925abf |
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrrhotite |
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16.0km (9.9 miles) | ⓘMansfield Hollow Dam, Windham, Windham County, Connecticut, USA |
37.2km (23.1 miles) | ⓘLinkpot cut, Airline Railroad, East Hampton (Chatham), Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
38.1km (23.7 miles) | ⓘAndrews Quarry (old Hale Quarry; Grandfather Andrews Quarry), Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
38.1km (23.7 miles) | ⓘHale Quarry (Andrews Quarry; Glastonbury Quarry), Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
40.0km (24.8 miles) | ⓘGreat Hill cobalt mines, Cobalt, East Hampton (Chatham), Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
40.4km (25.1 miles) | ⓘState Forest Quarry No. 2 (State Forest #2 Mica Mine; Carini Quarry), Cobalt, East Hampton (Chatham), Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
40.8km (25.4 miles) | ⓘStrickland Quarry, Strickland pegmatite, Collins Hill, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
41.2km (25.6 miles) | ⓘSlocum prospect, East Hampton (Chatham), Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
43.6km (27.1 miles) | ⓘWorth and Selden Quarries (Victoria Quarry), East Hampton (Chatham), Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
44.0km (27.3 miles) | ⓘDurfee Hill Gold mine, Glocester, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA |
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