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Pyrite from
Becker Quarry, Willington, Tolland County, Connecticut, USA


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Pyrite

Becker Quarry, Willington, Tolland County, Connecticut, USA
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Pyrite

Becker Quarry, Willington, Tolland County, Connecticut, USA
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Pyrite

Becker Quarry, Willington, Tolland County, Connecticut, USA
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Pyrite

Becker Quarry, Willington, Tolland County, Connecticut, USA
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Pyrite

Becker Quarry, Willington, Tolland County, Connecticut, USA
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Pyrite

Becker Quarry, Willington, Tolland County, Connecticut, USA
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Pyrite

Becker Quarry, Willington, Tolland County, Connecticut, USA
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Pyrite

Becker Quarry, Willington, Tolland County, Connecticut, USA
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Pyrite

Becker Quarry, Willington, Tolland County, Connecticut, USA
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Pyrite

Becker Quarry, Willington, Tolland County, Connecticut, USA
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Pyrite

Becker Quarry, Willington, Tolland County, Connecticut, USA
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Pyrite

Becker Quarry, Willington, Tolland County, Connecticut, USA
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Pyrite
Formula:FeS2
Formation:Primary
Comments:A low-temp mineral of the open vein assemblages, typically as druses coating the earlier high P-T assemblage. Rarely as cubes typically about 1 cm, can form complex rosette aggregates to over 5 cm across and 3.5 cm thick.
Habit:cubic
Colour:pale brassy
Quality for species:Good crystals or rich for species - important (!)
Abundance at site:Common
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Calcite8
Quartz7
- var Smoky Quartz2
Magnesite3
Muscovite2
Tourmaline2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Becker Quarry, Willington, Tolland County, Connecticut, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (9 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:556325
Long-form Identifier:1:3:556325:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
10.1km (6.3 miles) ⓘBurgundy Hill Quarry, Tolland, Tolland County, Connecticut, USA
13.1km (8.2 miles) ⓘDiamond Ledge (West Stafford quartz locality; Stafford Springs quartz locality), Stafford, Tolland County, Connecticut, USA
13.8km (8.6 miles) ⓘInterstate 84 (I-84; I-86; State Route 15; Wilbur Cross Highway), Union, Tolland County, Connecticut, USA
16.0km (9.9 miles) ⓘMansfield Hollow Dam, Windham, Windham County, Connecticut, USA
16.6km (10.3 miles) ⓘUS Route 6 Willimantic Bypass expressway road cuts, Coventry, Tolland County, Connecticut, USA
17.7km (11.0 miles) ⓘCordierite locality (Bigelow Pond), Union, Tolland County, Connecticut, USA
21.6km (13.4 miles) ⓘBaryte locality, Somers, Tolland County, Connecticut, USA
23.7km (14.7 miles) ⓘSturbridge Graphite Mine (Tantiusques Mine; Winthrop Lead Mine), Sturbridge, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
34.8km (21.6 miles) ⓘWauregan Quarry, Wauregan, Plainfield, Windham County, Connecticut, USA
36.5km (22.7 miles) ⓘHollister prospects, South Glastonbury, Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
References
P Cristofono collection, 2008
Ague, Jay J. (1995) Deep crustal growth of quartz, kyanite and garnet into large-aperture, fluid-filled fractures, north-eastern Connecticut, USA. Journal of Metamorphic Geology, 13 (2). 299-314
 
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