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Pyrolusite from
White Rock quarries, Middletown, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA

Description
Comments:No pyrolusite dendrite or staining in a granite pegmatite in the world has been verified as pyrolusite. The name was a mistake in the nineteenth century which has been widely publicized.
Quality of samples:not specified / average specimens
Confirmation
Validity:Erroneously Reported
References
References:Januzzi, 1976. Mineral Localities of CT and Southeastern NY State
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrolusite data
Locality Data:Click here to view White Rock quarries, Middletown, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA
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