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Pyrite from
Benchmark Quarry, St. Johnsville, Montgomery County, New York, USA


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Pyrite
Formula:FeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Dolomite4
Marcasite4
Calcite3
Quartz2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Benchmark Quarry, St. Johnsville, Montgomery County, New York, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:514314
Long-form Identifier:1:3:514314:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
12.2km (7.6 miles) Treasure Mountain Diamond Mine, Little Falls, Herkimer County, New York, USA
16.0km (9.9 miles) Salisbury Corners, Town of Salisbury, Herkimer County, New York, USA
25.3km (15.7 miles) Road Cut, Cherry Valley, Oswego County, New York, USA
43.0km (26.7 miles) Deerfield Hill roadcut, Oneida County, New York, USA
46.3km (28.8 miles) Chadwicks Lockport exposure 3, Chadwicks, Oneida County, New York, USA
47.1km (29.3 miles) Cushing Stone quarry, Florida, Montgomery County, New York, USA
49.1km (30.5 miles) Schoharie Creek, Schoharie County, New York, USA
50.2km (31.2 miles) Gebhard farm, Schoharie Village, Schoharie Township, Schoharie County, New York, USA
53.4km (33.2 miles) Clinton Metallic Paint Company Mine, Clinton, Oneida County, New York, USA
68.5km (42.6 miles) Indian Ladder, Albany County, New York, USA
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