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Pyrite from
Passaic pit (Marshall Mine; Passaic Mine), Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA


Locality type:Pit
Classification
Species:Pyrite
Formula:FeS2
Formation:Primary
Comments:Grains to a few mm in marble with wollastonite on the topo saddle between the Noble and Passaic Pits.
Habit:subhedral grains
Quality for species:Rock forming mineral/non-crystalline/little interest for collectors.(##)
Abundance at site:Rare
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Wollastonite1
Calcite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Passaic pit (Marshall Mine; Passaic Mine), Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1484358
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1484358:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
0.1km (0.1 miles) ⓘFill Quarry, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
0.2km (0.1 miles) ⓘSterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘFranklin Quarry, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
2.9km (1.8 miles) ⓘGooseberry Mine, Balls Hill Iron Mines, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
2.9km (1.8 miles) ⓘFowler Quarry (Nichol Quarry; B. Nicoll Quarry; Nicoll Quarry; Nicol Quarry; Cellate Quarry), Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
3.3km (2.0 miles) ⓘFurnace Quarry, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
3.6km (2.2 miles) ⓘEdison Mine, Sparta Township, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
3.7km (2.3 miles) ⓘFranklin Iron Company Quarry (Pistol Range Quarry; Rifle Range Quarry), Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
3.8km (2.4 miles) ⓘBuckwheat dump mineral collecting site, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
3.9km (2.4 miles) ⓘBuckwheat pit, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
References
Moritz, Harold (n.d.) Personal Communication.
 
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