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Pyrite from
Capelton mines (Capel mine; Albert mines; Wheal Betsy), Hatley, Memphrémagog RCM, Estrie, Québec, Canada


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Pyrite
Formula:FeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Capelton mines (Capel mine; Albert mines; Wheal Betsy), Hatley, Memphrémagog RCM, Estrie, Québec, Canada
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:481759
Long-form Identifier:1:3:481759:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘEustis mine (Crown mine; Hartford mine; Lower Canada mine; Orford mine), Hatley, Memphrémagog RCM, Estrie, Québec, Canada
3.6km (2.3 miles) ⓘBel Horizon quarry (Carrière Bel Horizon; Carrière DJL), Hatley, Memphrémagog RCM, Estrie, Québec, Canada
3.8km (2.4 miles) ⓘSuffield mine (Griffith's mine), Sherbrooke TE, Estrie, Québec, Canada
6.0km (3.7 miles) ⓘWaterville Quarry, Compton, Coaticook RCM, Estrie, Québec, Canada
10.9km (6.8 miles) ⓘAldermac Moulton Hill Mine, Sherbrooke TE, Estrie, Québec, Canada
13.3km (8.3 miles) ⓘMoes River, Compton, Coaticook RCM, Estrie, Québec, Canada
13.4km (8.3 miles) ⓘAutoroute 10/55 interchange roadcuts, Sherbrooke TE, Estrie, Québec, Canada
20.5km (12.7 miles) ⓘAyer's Cliff Quarry (Sintra Quarry), Ayer's Cliff area, Sainte-Catherine-de-Hatley, Memphrémagog RCM, Estrie, Québec, Canada
31.1km (19.3 miles) ⓘBonsecours Quarry, Bonsecours, Le Val-Saint-François RCM, Estrie, Québec, Canada
32.3km (20.1 miles) ⓘIves mine, Eastman, Memphrémagog RCM, Estrie, Québec, Canada
References
Estrie and Gaspesie, Quebec
Sabina, Ann P. (1967) Rocks and minerals for the collector: Eastern Townships and Gaspé, Quebec and parts of New Brunswick. Geological Survey of Canada, Paper 66-51, 170 pp.pp.19-20
Sabina, Ann P. (1992) Rocks and minerals for the collector: Estrie and Gaspésie, Quebec; and parts of New Brunswick. Miscellaneous Report 46. Geological Survey of Canada 156 pp.
 
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