| Locality type: | Quarry |
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| Species: | Pyrrhotite |
| Formula: | Fe1-xS |
| Comments: | Masses to several cm in marble commonly associated with spinel, humite group minerals. |
| Habit: | anhedral masses |
| Colour: | bronze |
| Quality for species: | Poor for species, only of interest for locality collectors. (#) |
| Abundance at site: | Very common |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Confirmed |
| Confirmation Methods: | Visually Identified |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Calcite | 4 |
| Spinel | 4 |
| Chondrodite | 3 |
| Pyroxene Group | 3 |
| Phlogopite | 2 |
| Scapolite | 2 |
| Biotite | 1 |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Pyrrhotite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Lime Crest Quarry, Sparta Township, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (3 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 72702 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:72702:8 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Pyrrhotite |
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| 5.7km (3.5 miles) | ⓘLongcore Mine (Longcove Mine), Clearwater, Andover Township, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA |
| 5.9km (3.7 miles) | ⓘTar Hill Mine, Andover Township, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA |
| 7.2km (4.5 miles) | ⓘWhispering Woods Lane, Sterling Hill, Sparta, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA |
| 7.3km (4.5 miles) | ⓘSterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA |
| 8.1km (5.0 miles) | ⓘFranklin Quarry, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA |
| 9.3km (5.8 miles) | ⓘGooseberry Mine, Balls Hill Iron Mines, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA |
| 9.6km (5.9 miles) | ⓘFowler Quarry (Nichol Quarry; B. Nicoll Quarry; Nicoll Quarry; Nicol Quarry; Cellate Quarry), Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA |
| 9.6km (6.0 miles) | ⓘCanfield Mica locality, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA |
| 9.8km (6.1 miles) | ⓘFurnace Quarry, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA |
| 10.2km (6.4 miles) | ⓘBuckwheat dump mineral collecting site, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA |
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Lime Crest Quarry, Sparta Township, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA