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Pyrite from
Cape Rosier Mine (Callahan Mine; Rosier Consolidated Mine), Brooksville, Blue Hill - Castine Mining District, Hancock County, Maine, USA


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Pyrite

Cape Rosier Mine, Brooksville, Blue Hill - Castine Mining District, Hancock County, Maine, USA
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Pyrite

Cape Rosier Mine, Brooksville, Blue Hill - Castine Mining District, Hancock County, Maine, USA
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Pyrite

Cape Rosier Mine, Brooksville, Blue Hill - Castine Mining District, Hancock County, Maine, USA
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Pyrite

Cape Rosier Mine, Brooksville, Blue Hill - Castine Mining District, Hancock County, Maine, USA
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Pyrite

Cape Rosier Mine, Brooksville, Blue Hill - Castine Mining District, Hancock County, Maine, USA
08781360017272022928894.jpg
Pyrite

Cape Rosier Mine, Brooksville, Blue Hill - Castine Mining District, Hancock County, Maine, USA
07685700017272022933398.jpg
Pyrite

Cape Rosier Mine, Brooksville, Blue Hill - Castine Mining District, Hancock County, Maine, USA
03568360017633122281767.jpg
Pyrite

Cape Rosier Mine, Brooksville, Blue Hill - Castine Mining District, Hancock County, Maine, USA
07042020017364708329862.jpg
Pyrite

Cape Rosier Mine, Brooksville, Blue Hill - Castine Mining District, Hancock County, Maine, USA
08781360017272022928894.jpg
Pyrite

Cape Rosier Mine, Brooksville, Blue Hill - Castine Mining District, Hancock County, Maine, USA
07685700017272022933398.jpg
Pyrite

Cape Rosier Mine, Brooksville, Blue Hill - Castine Mining District, Hancock County, Maine, USA
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Pyrite

Cape Rosier Mine, Brooksville, Blue Hill - Castine Mining District, Hancock County, Maine, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Pyrite
Formula:FeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Chalcopyrite5
Calcite3
Malachite2
Bornite2
Sphalerite1
Native Copper1
Aurichalcite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Cape Rosier Mine (Callahan Mine; Rosier Consolidated Mine), Brooksville, Blue Hill - Castine Mining District, Hancock County, Maine, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (6 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:31412
Long-form Identifier:1:3:31412:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
5.8km (3.6 miles) ⓘTapley Mine, Brooksville, Blue Hill - Castine Mining District, Hancock County, Maine, USA
7.1km (4.4 miles) ⓘEmerson Mine, Castine, Blue Hill - Castine Mining District, Hancock County, Maine, USA
7.3km (4.5 miles) ⓘPerkins mine, Brooksville, Blue Hill - Castine Mining District, Hancock County, Maine, USA
7.4km (4.6 miles) ⓘNorth Castine mine, Castine, Blue Hill - Castine Mining District, Hancock County, Maine, USA
9.1km (5.7 miles) ⓘJones Mine, Brooksville, Blue Hill - Castine Mining District, Hancock County, Maine, USA
10.0km (6.2 miles) ⓘHercules Mine, Penobscot, Hancock County, Maine, USA
10.2km (6.3 miles) ⓘBlack Hawk Mine, Brooksville, Blue Hill - Castine Mining District, Hancock County, Maine, USA
10.9km (6.8 miles) ⓘEggemoggin Silver mine, Sedgwick, Hancock County, Maine, USA
11.1km (6.9 miles) ⓘHighland Mine, Penobscot, Hancock County, Maine, USA
11.2km (6.9 miles) ⓘLimeburner prospect (Lymburner Prospect), Penobscot, Hancock County, Maine, USA
References
King, Vandall T., Foord, Eugene E. (1994) Mineralogy of Maine Vol. 1 - Descriptive mineralogy. Maine Geological Survey.
 
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