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Pyrite from
Consolidated Feldspar Quarries, Georgetown, Sagadahoc County, Maine, USA


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Pyrite, etc.

Consolidated Feldspar Quarries, Georgetown, Sagadahoc County, Maine, USA
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Pyrite, etc.

Consolidated Feldspar Quarries, Georgetown, Sagadahoc County, Maine, USA
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Pyrite, etc.

Consolidated Feldspar Quarries, Georgetown, Sagadahoc County, Maine, USA
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Pyrite, etc.

Consolidated Feldspar Quarries, Georgetown, Sagadahoc County, Maine, USA
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Pyrite, etc.

Consolidated Feldspar Quarries, Georgetown, Sagadahoc County, Maine, USA
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Pyrite, etc.

Consolidated Feldspar Quarries, Georgetown, Sagadahoc County, Maine, USA
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Pyrite, etc.

Consolidated Feldspar Quarries, Georgetown, Sagadahoc County, Maine, USA
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Pyrite, etc.

Consolidated Feldspar Quarries, Georgetown, Sagadahoc County, Maine, USA
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Pyrite, etc.

Consolidated Feldspar Quarries, Georgetown, Sagadahoc County, Maine, USA
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Pyrite, etc.

Consolidated Feldspar Quarries, Georgetown, Sagadahoc County, Maine, USA
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Pyrite, etc.

Consolidated Feldspar Quarries, Georgetown, Sagadahoc County, Maine, USA
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Pyrite, etc.

Consolidated Feldspar Quarries, Georgetown, Sagadahoc County, Maine, USA
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Pyrite
Formula:FeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Muscovite5
Quartz4
Schorl4
Albite3
Columbite-Tantalite2
Microcline1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Consolidated Feldspar Quarries, Georgetown, Sagadahoc County, Maine, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (4 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:32949
Long-form Identifier:1:3:32949:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
7.3km (4.5 miles) ⓘBasin Quarry, Phippsburg, Sagadahoc County, Maine, USA
23.5km (14.6 miles) ⓘStandpipe Hill Quarries, Topsham, Sagadahoc County, Maine, USA
24.5km (15.2 miles) ⓘSwamp #2 quarry, Cathance River Nature Preserve, Topsham, Sagadahoc County, Maine, USA
24.5km (15.3 miles) ⓘSwamp #1 Quarry, Cathance River Nature Preserve, Topsham, Sagadahoc County, Maine, USA
26.5km (16.5 miles) ⓘWolfe's Neck locality, Freeport, Cumberland County, Maine, USA
32.7km (20.3 miles) ⓘCoombs Quarries, Bowdoin, Sagadahoc County, Maine, USA
37.0km (23.0 miles) ⓘWhite Head, Monhegan Island, Monhegan Plantation, Lincoln County, Maine, USA
37.5km (23.3 miles) ⓘTryon Mountain Quarries, Pownal, Cumberland County, Maine, USA
40.7km (25.3 miles) ⓘMunicipal Quarry, Portland, Cumberland County, Maine, USA
46.2km (28.7 miles) ⓘAlfred Plourde Parkway Quarry, Lewiston, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA
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