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Pyrite from
Lime Crest Quarry, Sparta Township, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA


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Lime Crest Quarry, Sparta Township, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
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Pyrite, etc.

Lime Crest Quarry, Sparta Township, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
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Lime Crest Quarry, Sparta Township, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
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Lime Crest Quarry, Sparta Township, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
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Lime Crest Quarry, Sparta Township, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
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Lime Crest Quarry, Sparta Township, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
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Lime Crest Quarry, Sparta Township, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
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Pyrite, etc.

Lime Crest Quarry, Sparta Township, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
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Pyrite, etc.

Lime Crest Quarry, Sparta Township, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
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Pyrite, etc.

Lime Crest Quarry, Sparta Township, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Pyrite
Formula:FeS2
Comments:Crystals generally up to about 1 cm in marble, micro crystals in dissolution pockets with calcite, dolomite, quartz.
Habit:cubic, octahedral, rare diploidal
Abundance at site:Rare
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Calcite11
Dolomite3
Baryte2
Quartz1
Marble1
Sphalerite1
Fluorite1
Tremolite1
Spinel1
Chondrodite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Lime Crest Quarry, Sparta Township, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (7 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:37776
Long-form Identifier:1:3:37776:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
0.6km (0.4 miles) ⓘSussex Mills dike, Sussex Mills (Howellsville), Sparta Township, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
5.7km (3.5 miles) ⓘLongcore Mine (Longcove Mine), Clearwater, Andover Township, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
5.9km (3.7 miles) ⓘTar Hill Mine, Andover Township, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
6.8km (4.2 miles) ⓘSulphur Hill Mine (Sulfur Hill Mine), Andover Township, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
7.1km (4.4 miles) ⓘFill Quarry, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
7.1km (4.4 miles) ⓘPassaic pit (Marshall Mine; Passaic Mine), Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
7.3km (4.5 miles) ⓘSterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
8.1km (5.0 miles) ⓘFranklin Quarry, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
8.2km (5.1 miles) ⓘFord Mine, Sparta Township, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
9.3km (5.8 miles) ⓘGooseberry Mine, Balls Hill Iron Mines, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
References
Jaszczak, John A. (1997) Unusual Graphite Crystals: From the Lime Crest Quarry, Sparta, New Jersey. Rocks & Minerals, 72 (5) 330-334 doi:10.1080/00357529709605060
 
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