Locality type: | Quarry |
Classification |
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Species: | Arsenopyrite |
Formula: | FeAsS |
Comments: | Crystals commonly show the forms m(110), q(011), e(101), k(021), t(013). "Certain crystals ...recently acquired by the Harvard Museum, are somewhat complex and show, in addition to the above, the forms: g(111), o(112), i(312), n(012), Φ(023), τ(031), x(321), B(514)." (Hitchen, 1935) |
Habit: | massive and in crystals (see comments) |
Colour: | gray |
Abundance at site: | Common |
Confirmation |
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Validity: | Believed Valid |
Data |
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Mineral Data: | Click here to view Arsenopyrite data |
Locality Data: | Click here to view Rollstone Hill Quarries, Fitchburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA |
Photo Gallery | View Gallery (3 photos) |
Data Identifiers |
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Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 127261 |
Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:127261:1 |
GUID (UUID V4): | 4ed9552b-21ba-401e-90c3-818e8ce23d87 |
Nearest other occurrences of Arsenopyrite |
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4.7km (2.9 miles) | ⓘRoute 13 area, Lunenburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA |
8.4km (5.2 miles) | ⓘLong Hill, Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA |
23.9km (14.8 miles) | ⓘAggregate Industries Quarry (San-Val Quarry), Littleton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA |
25.3km (15.7 miles) | ⓘBolton Lime Quarries (Bolton Quarry; Whitcomb Quarry; Hildreth Quarry), Bolton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA |
28.6km (17.8 miles) | ⓘHollis Gold Mine, Hollis, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA |
41.1km (25.5 miles) | ⓘMerrimack, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA |
44.4km (27.6 miles) | ⓘPulpit Road locality, Bedford, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA |
48.8km (30.3 miles) | ⓘUncanoonuc Mountains, Goffstown, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA |
56.4km (35.0 miles) | ⓘBlueberry Mountain Quarry (Blueberry Hill), Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA |
57.7km (35.9 miles) | ⓘWeare, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA |
References |
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Rollstone Hill Quarries, Fitchburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA