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Pyrrhotite from
Brighton Dam Road Quarry (Howard-Montgomery Quarry), Howard County, Maryland, USA


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Pyrrhotite
Formula:Fe1-xS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Calcite2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrrhotite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Brighton Dam Road Quarry (Howard-Montgomery Quarry), Howard County, Maryland, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:9236
Long-form Identifier:1:3:9236:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrrhotite
17.2km (10.7 miles) Frost Quarry, Davis, Howard County, Maryland, USA
21.0km (13.0 miles) Southern Pit, Hollofield Gabbro Quarries, Hollofield, Baltimore County, Maryland, USA
22.3km (13.9 miles) Marriottsville Quarry, Hernwood, Baltimore County, Maryland, USA
24.5km (15.2 miles) Hunting Hill Quarry, Rockville, Montgomery County, Maryland, USA
30.7km (19.1 miles) Maryland Mine (Allen shaft), Potomac, Montgomery County, Maryland, USA
32.8km (20.4 miles) McMahon Quarry (Greenspring Quarry), Pikesville, Baltimore County, Maryland, USA
41.7km (25.9 miles) Martin Marietta Texas Quarry, Cockeysville, Baltimore County, Maryland, USA
75.8km (47.1 miles) Cabin Branch Mine (Dumfries Mine), Dumfries, Gold-Pyrite Belt, Prince William County, Virginia, USA
86.4km (53.7 miles) Havre De Grace Quarry, Harford County, Maryland, USA
99.0km (61.5 miles) County Line Quarry, Wrightsville, York County, Pennsylvania, USA
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