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Pyrite from
Cedar Mountain Quarry, West Castleton, Castleton, Rutland County, Vermont, USA


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Pyrite
Formula:FeS2
Comments:Crude cubes to about 2 cm, though crystals about 1 cm much more common.
Habit:cubic
Abundance at site:Common
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Cedar Mountain Quarry, West Castleton, Castleton, Rutland County, Vermont, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:842216
Long-form Identifier:1:3:842216:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
13.4km (8.3 miles) Poultney, Rutland County, Vermont, USA
13.8km (8.6 miles) Florence, Pittsford, Rutland County, Vermont, USA
14.6km (9.1 miles) Unnamed quarry, Florence, Pittsford, Rutland County, Vermont, USA
22.2km (13.8 miles) Oram mine, Brandon, Rutland County, Vermont, USA
23.7km (14.7 miles) Adirondack Mining & Milling Company Mine, Dresden Township, Washington County, New York, USA
23.7km (14.7 miles) Hooper Brothers Mine, Dresden Township, Washington County, New York, USA
25.2km (15.7 miles) Round Hill, Shrewsbury, Rutland County, Vermont, USA
25.7km (16.0 miles) Lakeside Mine, Hague, Hague Township, Warren County, New York, USA
25.9km (16.1 miles) Champlain Graphite Company Mine, Dresden Township, Washington County, New York, USA
29.6km (18.4 miles) Barrett Quarry (Barrett Manufacturing Company Mine), Ticonderoga Township, Essex County, New York, USA
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