Locality type: | Mine |
Classification |
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Species: | Pyrite |
Formula: | FeS2 |
Comments: | Excellent striated to smooth-faced pyritohedrons up to several cm across, commonly in aggregates, embedded in siderite and sphalerite |
Habit: | pyritohedral and in combination with cube |
Colour: | pale brassy |
Quality for species: | Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!) |
Abundance at site: | Very common |
Confirmation |
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Validity: | Believed Valid |
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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Siderite | β22 photos of Pyrite associated with Siderite at this locality. |
Hematite | β6 photos of Pyrite associated with Hematite at this locality. |
Quartz | β5 photos of Pyrite associated with Quartz at this locality. |
Sphalerite | β3 photos of Pyrite associated with Sphalerite at this locality. |
Goethite | β1 photo of Pyrite associated with Goethite at this locality. |
Data |
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Mineral Data: | Click here to view Pyrite data |
Locality Data: | Click here to view Roxbury Iron Mine (Shepaug Iron Company Mine; Shepaug Spathic Iron and Steel Company Mine), Mine Hill (Ore Hill), Roxbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA |
Photo Gallery | View Gallery (24 photos) |
Data Identifiers |
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Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 37868 |
Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:37868:2 |
GUID (UUID V4): | 4808d17e-f055-4e61-b502-449870acbdec |
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite |
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0.4km (0.2 miles) | βRockside Quarry (Mine Hill Quarry), Mine Hill (Ore Hill), Roxbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA |
0.7km (0.5 miles) | βRoxbury Granite Quarry (upper quarry), Mine Hill (Ore Hill), Roxbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA |
7.6km (4.7 miles) | βGreen's Farm locality (Roxbury garnet mine; Roxbury Falls garnet mine; Garnet Hill), Roxbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA |
9.5km (5.9 miles) | βAdvance Stone Quarry, Boardman's Bridge, New Milford, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA |
12.1km (7.5 miles) | βO & G Southbury Quarry (Silliman Quarry; O & G No. 2 Quarry), Orenaug Hills, Woodbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA |
12.4km (7.7 miles) | βO & G Woodbury Traprock Quarry (Orenaug Quarry; O & G No. 1 Quarry), Orenaug Hills, Woodbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA |
12.5km (7.7 miles) | βNonnewaug River Industrial Park, Woodbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA |
12.6km (7.8 miles) | βOld lead mine, Brookfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
13.9km (8.6 miles) | βU. S. Route 7 Expressway (Danbury line to Iron Works District), Brookfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
14.1km (8.8 miles) | βSouthbury, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA |
References |
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Roxbury Iron Mine, Mine Hill, Roxbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA