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Pyrite from
Sugar Grove Basalt, Pendleton County, West Virginia, USA


Classification
Species:Pyrite
Formula:FeS2
Habit:filiform crystals
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Nontronite37
Chabazite18
Analcime17
Harmotome4
Calcite4
Baryte3
Phillipsite Subgroup3
Quartz2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Sugar Grove Basalt, Pendleton County, West Virginia, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (75 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:39310
Long-form Identifier:1:3:39310:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
3.7km (2.3 miles) Road cut, Doe Hill, Highland County, Virginia, USA
37.9km (23.5 miles) Showalter Prospect (Snapp Creek Prospect; Swapp Creek Prospect), Edom, Rockingham County, Virginia, USA
43.2km (26.8 miles) Armentrout Prospect, Edom, Rockingham County, Virginia, USA
43.3km (26.9 miles) Belmont Quarry, Staunton, Augusta County, Virginia, USA
43.4km (27.0 miles) Armstrong-Kiser Prospect, Edom, Rockingham County, Virginia, USA
51.0km (31.7 miles) Howard Showalter Prospect, Timberville, Rockingham County, Virginia, USA
51.2km (31.8 miles) Vetter Prospect, Timberville, Rockingham County, Virginia, USA
54.3km (33.8 miles) Bowers-Campbell Mine (Shacklett Mine; Shenandoah Prospect; Bowers-Garber Prospect), Timberville, Rockingham County, Virginia, USA
55.4km (34.4 miles) Gordon Mine, Timberville, Rockingham County, Virginia, USA
56.1km (34.8 miles) Zigler Tract Prospect (Cold Spring Farm Prospect; Shenandoah Prospect), Timberville, Rockingham County, Virginia, USA
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