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Pyrite from
Veasco Quarry (MRDS - 10276445), Oatlands, Loudoun County, Virginia, USA


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Pyrite
Formula:FeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Veasco Quarry (MRDS - 10276445), Oatlands, Loudoun County, Virginia, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:369731
Long-form Identifier:1:3:369731:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
10.3km (6.4 miles) ⓘPotomac Mine, Leesburg, Loudoun County, Virginia, USA
13.0km (8.1 miles) ⓘGoose Creek Mine (Eagle Mine), Culpeper Basin, Loudoun County, Virginia, USA
21.7km (13.5 miles) ⓘBull Run Quarry, Conklin, Loudoun County, Virginia, USA
25.9km (16.1 miles) ⓘChantilly Prospect B, Culpeper Basin, Fairfax County, Virginia, USA
27.0km (16.8 miles) ⓘFairfax Quarry, Centreville, Culpeper Basin, Fairfax County, Virginia, USA
27.6km (17.2 miles) ⓘJenkins Farm Prospect, Fairfax County, Virginia, USA
28.6km (17.8 miles) ⓘCentreville, Culpeper Basin, Fairfax County, Virginia, USA
28.7km (17.9 miles) ⓘManassas Quarry, Fairfax County, Virginia, USA
29.6km (18.4 miles) ⓘBull Neck Mine, Bull Neck Run, Gold-Pyrite Belt, Fairfax County, Virginia, USA
30.7km (19.1 miles) ⓘGreat Falls, Fairfax County, Virginia, USA
References
Dietrich, R. V. (1990) Minerals of Virginia. Virginia Geological Survey.
 
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