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Pyrite from
Olafsen Iron Mine, Huffs Church, Hereford Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Pyrite
Formula:FeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Olafsen Iron Mine, Huffs Church, Hereford Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:222267
Long-form Identifier:1:3:222267:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
10.9km (6.8 miles) ⓘMartin Stone Quarry, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA
12.9km (8.0 miles) ⓘBackenstoe Mine, Vera Cruz, Upper Milford Township, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, USA
13.5km (8.4 miles) ⓘBrendlinger Mine, Douglass Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA
19.3km (12.0 miles) ⓘKibblehouse Quarry, Perkiomenville, Marlborough Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA
19.5km (12.1 miles) ⓘOley Valley Quarry (Oley Stone Quarry; Eastern Industries Quarry), Oley Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA
20.7km (12.9 miles) ⓘFriedensville Mine, Friedensville, Upper Saucon Township, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, USA
20.7km (12.9 miles) ⓘUeberroth Mine, Friedensville, Upper Saucon Township, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, USA
24.5km (15.2 miles) ⓘAntietam Reservoir, Lower Alsace Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA
29.6km (18.4 miles) ⓘDyer Quarry, Gibraltar, Birdsboro, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA
31.3km (19.4 miles) ⓘFritz Island Mines, Cumru Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA
References
The Mineralogy of Pennsylvania 1966-1975
Robert C. Smith II ( (quoted B. L. Miller
1912, p.114)
(quoted B. L. Miller
 
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