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Alden, Erie County, New York, USAi
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Erie CountyCounty
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USACountry

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Spring Creek Collecting for Pyrite Nodules

Spring Creek, Alden, Erie County, New York, USA
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Pyrite

Alden, Erie County, New York, USA
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Pyrite

Spring Creek, Alden, Erie County, New York, USA
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Spring Creek Collecting for Pyrite Nodules

Spring Creek, Alden, Erie County, New York, USA
08714550017272347104878.jpg
Pyrite

Alden, Erie County, New York, USA
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Pyrite

Spring Creek, Alden, Erie County, New York, USA
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Spring Creek Collecting for Pyrite Nodules

Spring Creek, Alden, Erie County, New York, USA
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Pyrite

Alden, Erie County, New York, USA
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
42° North , 78° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~43km
GRN:
N29W42
Köppen climate type:
Dfb : Warm-summer humid continental climate
Mindat Locality ID:
288425
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:288425:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0


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4 valid minerals. 1 erroneous literature entry.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Celestine
Formula: SrSO4
ⓘ Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
ⓘ Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
Locality: Spring Creek, Alden, Erie County, New York, USA - erroneously reported
Description: Extensive studies at the State University of New York have conclusively shown that marcasite does not occur in the sulphide replacements of fossils at this locality. Worldwide studies have shown very few similar occurrences which contain marcasite. The pyrite from this locality frequently decomposes from "pyrite disease" and care should be exercised in storing specimens from this locality.
ⓘ 'Petroleum var. Bitumen'
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
ⓘMarcasite ?2.EB.10aFeS2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘDolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘCelestine7.AD.35SrSO4
Unclassified
ⓘ'Petroleum
var. Bitumen'		-

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ CelestineSrSO4
Oⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
SSulfur
Sⓘ CelestineSrSO4
Sⓘ MarcasiteFeS2
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
FeIron
Feⓘ MarcasiteFeS2
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
SrStrontium
Srⓘ CelestineSrSO4

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