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Pyrite from
Lambert Road serpentinite, Orange, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA


Classification
Species:Pyrite
Formula:FeS2
Comments:mostly massive, some cubo-octahedral crystals up to 1 cm, some pseudomorphed by goethite
Habit:cubo-octahedral
Colour:pale brassy
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Meionite1
Calcite1
Diopside1
Goethite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Lambert Road serpentinite, Orange, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:716359
Long-form Identifier:1:3:716359:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
2.3km (1.5 miles) Quarry Road, Milford, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
5.4km (3.3 miles) Lambert's Mine (Maltby Lakes Mine), West Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
8.2km (5.1 miles) Lord Chamberlain Nursing and Rehabilitation Center (7003 Main Street; 7003 State Route 110), Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
12.0km (7.4 miles) Bassett Mine, Derby, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
12.1km (7.5 miles) Potter Quarry, Ansonia, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
12.5km (7.7 miles) Cinque Quarry, East Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
14.5km (9.0 miles) Arsenic and nickel mine (Nickel Mine Brook), Seymour, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
14.7km (9.1 miles) Haynes Quarry, Seymour, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
15.1km (9.4 miles) Silver mine, Seymour, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
17.0km (10.5 miles) State Route 25 road cuts, Trumbull, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
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