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Pyrite from
Henry Pusey's quarry, Willowdale, East Marlboro Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Pyrite
Formula:FeS2
Formation:Primary
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Henry Pusey's quarry, Willowdale, East Marlboro Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1510239
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1510239:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
19.5km (12.1 miles) ⓘBrandywine Quarry (Hubbard Quarry), Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware, USA
23.7km (14.7 miles) ⓘKeystone Trap Rock Quarry, Cornog, Wallace Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
27.9km (17.3 miles) ⓘMill Lane Farms (Great Valley Corporate Center), East Whiteland Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
27.9km (17.4 miles) ⓘBenjamin Franklin Mine, Chester Springs, West Pikeland Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
30.7km (19.1 miles) ⓘGap Mine, Bart Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
32.6km (20.3 miles) ⓘBrookdale Mine, Schuylkill Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
32.8km (20.4 miles) ⓘMontgomery Mine, Schuylkill Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
33.1km (20.6 miles) ⓘDeshong's Quarry, Leiperville, Ridley Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, USA
33.4km (20.8 miles) ⓘWarwick Mines, Warwick (Saint Marys), Warwick Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
34.2km (21.2 miles) ⓘWood's Chrome Mine, Texas, Little Britain Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
References
Gordon "Mineral Localities of Pennsylvania" (1922) pg. 169
Ron Slotto "Mines and Minerals of Chester County, Pennsylvania" (2009) pg. 37-38
Ron Slotto (2009) Mines and Minerals of Chester County, Pennsylvania 37-38
 
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