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Marcasite from
Central Stone Company Potosi Quarry, Washington County, Missouri, USA


Locality type:Quarry
Notes:The name of the quarry is how it appears on the company sign at the entrance to the quarry.
Classification
Species:Marcasite
Formula:FeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Sphalerite15
Quartz9
Baryte9
Galena2
Calcite1
Dolomite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Marcasite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Central Stone Company Potosi Quarry, Washington County, Missouri, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1039387
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1039387:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Marcasite
0.4km (0.3 miles) Washington County Aggregates Quarry, Washington County, Missouri, USA
1.7km (1.1 miles) Highway 21, Washington County Barite Mining District, Washington County, Missouri, USA
3.8km (2.4 miles) Milchem Mine, Washington County, Missouri, USA
7.3km (4.5 miles) Cadet Barite Mine, Cadet, Washington County Barite Mining District, Washington County, Missouri, USA
7.5km (4.6 miles) Apex (Mineral Point; Pfizer Lease), Washington County, Missouri, USA
11.8km (7.3 miles) Dresser Mine (Dresser Mine No. 6), Washington County, Missouri, USA
15.9km (9.9 miles) Indian Creek Mine, Indian Creek Subdistrict, Ebo, Washington County, Missouri, USA
15.9km (9.9 miles) Indian Creek Subdistrict, Ebo, Washington County, Missouri, USA
18.3km (11.4 miles) Kingston Mine, Washington County, Missouri, USA
18.3km (11.4 miles) Leadwood Mine, Leadwood Mining District, St. Francois County, Missouri, USA
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