Pyrite - United Kingdom to Zimbabwe

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Pyrite
United Kingdon
England, Co. Durham, North Pennines, Weardale, Ireshopeburn, Blackdene Mine




Pyrite
United Kingdom
England, Co. Durham, North Pennines, Weardale, Stanhope, Greenfoot Quarry




Pyrite
United Kingdom
England, Co. Durham, North Pennines, Weardale, Westgate, Cambokeels Mine (Cammock Isle Mine; Cumnock Isle Mine; Cammock Eals Mine)




Pyrite
United Kingdom
England, Co. Durham, North Pennines, Weardale, Westgate, Heights Quarry




Pyrite
United Kingdom
England, Cornwall, Camborne - Redruth - St Day District




Pyrite
United Kingdom
England, Cornwall, Camborne - Redruth - St Day District, Cornwall, Gwennap area, Baldhu, Wheal Jane (Falmouth Consolidated Mines)

Pyrite & Marcasite on Quartz 8cm wide	© J.Ralph

Pyrite on Quartz 10cm wide	© P Trebilcock.

Pyrite
United Kingdom
England, Cornwall, Liskeard District, Menheniot Area, Menheniot, Wheal Mary Ann




Pyrite
United Kingdom
England, Cornwall, St Agnes District, St Agnes, Perranporth - St Agnes Area, West Wheal Kitty group




Pyrite
United Kingdom
England, Cumbria, North and Western Region (Cumberland), North Pennines, Alston Moor District, Nenthead, Brownley Hill Mine (Bloomsberry Horse Level)




Pyrite
United Kingdom
England, Cumbria, North and Western Region (Cumberland), North Pennines, Alston Moor District, Nenthead, Rampgill Mine




Pyrite
United Kingdom
England, Cumbria, North and Western Region (Cumberland), North Pennines, Alston Moor District, Nenthead, Smallcleugh Mine

Pyrite crystals up to 1.5cm wide	© HW

Pyrite
United Kingdom
England, Devon, Dartmoor & Teign Valley District, North-Eastern Dartmoor, Hennock, Great Rock Mine




Pyrite
United Kingdom
England, Devon, Tavistock District




Pyrite
United Kingdom
England, Devon, Tavistock District, Whitchurch, Buckland Monachorum, Virtuous Lady Mine




Pyrite
United Kingdom
England, Dorset, Charmouth, Charmouth Beach

Pyrite, no size given but not large

Pyrite after ammonite	© Chris Popham

Pyrite
United Kingdom
England, South Gloucestershire (Bristol; Avon), hipping Sodbury District, Hampstead Farm Quarry




Pyrite
United Kingdom
England, Staffordshire, Ecton, East Ecton Mine




Pyrite
United Kingdom
England, West Sussex, Climping Beach




Pyrite
United Kingdom
Wales, Gwynedd (Caernarvonshire), Bethesda, Penrhyn Slate Quarry




Pyrite
United States
Arizona, Cochise Co. Mule Mts, Warren District, Bisbee, Cole Mine (Cole shaft; Cole No. 3)




Pyrite
United States
Arizona, Pinal Co., Pinal Mts, Pioneer District, Superior, Magma Mine (Magma Superior Mine; Irene claim; Hub claim; Pomeroy; Superior Division; Silver Queen; Monarch claim; Magma Copper Mine; Broken Hill; Apex)

Pyrite 3cm wide	© Rob Lavinsky

Pyrite ~7.5cm wide	©

Pyrite
United States
Arizona, Pinal Co., San Manuel District, San Manuel, San Manuel Mine (Apex Lead & Vanadium Mining Corp Mine; Quarelli group)




Pyrite
United States
Arkansas, Hot Spring Co., Magnet Cove, Jones Mill (Martin Marietta) Quarry (Highway 51 Quarry; Mid-State Quarry)




Pyrite
United States
California, Inyo Co., Darwin District, Darwin, Thompson Mine


An underground silver and base metal mine better known for it interesting tan Scheelite crystals.



Pyrite
United States
Colorado, Clear Creek Co., Alice District, Alice Mine, Alice Glory Hole




Pyrite
United States
Colorado, Dolores Co., Rico District (Pioneer District)




Pyrite
United States
Colorado, Dolores Co., Rico District (Pioneer District), C.H.C. Hill, Mountain Springs Mine (Rico Argentine)




Pyrite
United States
Colorado, Dolores Co., Rico District (Pioneer District), Expectation Mountain, Jones Mine (St. Louis claim)




Pyrite
United States
Colorado, Dolores Co., Rico District (Pioneer District),Rico

Pyrite 3.3cm wide	© Rob Lavinsky

Pyrite
United States
Colorado, Dolores Co., Rico District (Pioneer District), Silver Creek, Rico Argentine Mine




Pyrite
United States
Colorado, Dolores Co., Rico District (Pioneer District), St. Louis Tunnel (Rico Argentine)

Pyrite 9.3cm wide	© Rob Lavinsky

Pyrite
United States
Colorado, Eagle Co., Gilman District (Battle Mountain District; Red Cliff District)

Pyrite 6cm wide	© 2002 John H. Betts

Pyrite & Sphalerite 5.3cm tall	© Rob Lavinsky

Pyrite
United States
Colorado, Eagle Co., Gilman District (Battle Mountain District; Red Cliff District), Gilman, Eagle Mine

Pyrite 12.2cm wide	© Rob Lavinsky

Pyrite ~5cm tall	©

Pyrite 8.7cm wide	© Dan Weinrich

A prolific producer of pyrite specimens and probably the largest producer of pyrite specimens in the last half of the 20th century in the United states. Occasionally little greenish apatites were found growing on the pyrites.
[Rock Currier 2010]

Pyrite
United States
Colorado, Eagle Co., Gilman District (Battle Mountain District; Red Cliff District), Wyoming Mine




Pyrite
United States
Colorado, Gilpin Co., Central City District




Pyrite
United States
Colorado, Gilpin Co., Central City District, Patch Mine (Glory Hole Mine)

Pyrite & Sphalerite 4.2cm	© Weinrich Minerals

Pyrite
United States
Colorado, Lake Co., Climax District, Climax, Climax Mine (Climax Open Pit Mine)




Pyrite
United States
Colorado, Lake Co., Leadville District

Pyrite 7cm tall	© 2001 John H. Betts

Pyrite
United States
Colorado, Lake Co., Leadville District, Leadville, Breece Hill, Ibex Mine (Little Johnnie Mine)




Pyrite
United States
Colorado, Lake Co., Leadville District, Leadville, Iowa Gulch, Black Cloud Mine (Resurrection Mine 0080650339; Yak Tunnel; Leadville Unit; Irene Shaft)

Pyrite, largest is ~4cm wide	© 2003 John H. Betts

Pyrite
United States
Colorado, Mineral Co., Creede District, Amethyst Vein, Commodore Mine




Pyrite
United States
Colorado, Ouray Co., Red Mountain District, Idarado Mine




Pyrite
United States
Colorado, Park Co., Alma District, Mount Bross, Sweet Home Mine (Home Sweet Home Mine)

Pyrite, Hubnerite & Quartz 13cm wide	© Michael C. Roarke

This is a small underground mine that ended it days as a producer of perhaps the worlds best Rhodochrosite specimens and undoubtedly produced many more dollars worth of specimens than it ever did ore. This is highly unusual for any mine. Along with its fabulous Rhodochrosite specimens it did produce a few OK pyrite specimens.
[Rock Currier 2010]


Pyrite
United States
Colorado, Summit Co., Breckenridge District




Pyrite
United States
Connecticut, Fairfield Co., Trumbull, Old Mine Plaza construction site




Pyrite
United States
Connecticut, Litchfield Co., Roxbury, Mine Hill (Ore Hill), Roxbury Iron Mine (Shepaug Iron Company Mine; Shepaug Spathic Iron and Steel Company Mine)

Pyrite crystals in matriz ~3cm wide?	© 2010 Harold Moritz

Pyrite
United States
Illinois, Randolph Co.




Pyrite
United States
Illinois, Randolph Co., Sparta

Pyrite "dollar" 8.4cm wide	© Rob Lavinsky

Intergrown pyrite "dollars" 12cm wide	© T. Kennedy 2002

Pyrite "dollar/sun" in shale 3.9cm wide	© Keith F Compton

Pyrite "dollar" in shale, specimen ~9cm wide	©

This underground coal mine is best known by collectors for its Pyrite "dollars" or "suns". They occurred in the shale above the coal seams and the miners sometimes called them cats eyes because they would cast a reflection back at the miners when the beam of their electric cap lamps would reflect from the ceiling. Tens of thousands of these were collected by the miners and sold to dealers who would prepare them by cleaning the shale off of them, frequently with sand blasting equipment. Many were also acid treated to give them iridescent colors. They range in size from less than an inch across to perhaps as large as 20 cm. Many specimens were also collected in their native shale but almost all of them have been removed from their matrix, cleaned and then glued back in place. Some of these pyrite dollars have proven not to be stable, but I have seen specimens that are still intact after more than 50 years.
[Rock Currier 2010]


Pyrite
United States
Indiana, Jasper Co., Pleasant Ridge

Pyrite 11cm wide	© 2003 John H. Betts

Pyrite
United States
Indiana, Jasper Co., Pleasant Ridge, Rensselaer Quarry (Rensselaer Stone Company Quarry; Pleasant Ridge Quarry)

Pyrite 8.9cm wide	© Rob Lavinsky

Pyrite
United States
Indiana, Marion Co., Indianapolis, American Aggregates Corp. Quarry

Pyrite 5.2cm tall	© Russell G. Rizzo

Pyrite
United States
Kansas, Cherokee Co., Tri-State District, Picher Field, Baxter Springs




Pyrite
United States
Kansas, Cherokee Co., Tri-State District, Picher Field, Baxter Springs, Lucky Jew Mine




Pyrite
United States
Kansas, Franklin Co., Ottawa




Pyrite
United States
Kansas, Wallace Co.




Pyrite
United States
Kentucky, Bath Co., Owingsville




Pyrite
United States
Kentucky, Lincoln Co., Halls Gap, US 27 roadcut

Pyrite FOV 3mm wide	© Alan Goldstein

7mm Pyrite crystals with Chalcedony	© E Harrington

Pyrite
United States
Massachusetts, Middlesex Co., Ashland, Aggregate Industries Quarry (Bayer-Mingolla Quarry; Trimount Quarry)




Pyrite
United States
Massachusetts, Middlesex Co., Marlborough




Pyrite
United States
Michigan, Iron Co., Menominee iron range, Stambaugh, Hiawatha Group, Hiawatha No. 1 Mine

Pyrite crystals up to ~6mm & Calcite	© Dan & Diana Weinrich

Pyrite
United States
Minnesota, Itasca Co. Mesabi Range, Lind-Greenway Mine (Greenway Mine Marr-Adair; Lind Mine)




Pyrite
United States
Minnesota, St. Louis Co., Vermilion Range, Soudan, Soudan Mine




Pyrite
United States
Mississippi, Oktibbeha Co., Starkville, Selma Chalk Farm




Pyrite
United States
Missouri, Iron Co., Viburnum Trend District, Bixby, Buick Mine (Amax Buick Mine; Moloc Mine)

Pyrite 7.7cm tall	© Rob Lavinsky

Pyrite & Sphalerite 6.5cm tall	© 2002 John H. Betts

Pyrite
United States
Missouri, Reynolds Co., Viburnum Trend District, Ellington, Sweetwater Mine (Milliken Mine; Frank R. Milliken; Blair Creek; Ozark Lead Company Mine; Adair Creek; Logan Creek)

Pyrite 5.5cm wide	© Rob Lavinsky

Pyrite 9.1cm wide	© Rob Lavinsky

Pyrite
United States
Missouri, Reynolds Co., Viburnum Trend District, Greeley, Brushy Creek Mine




Pyrite
United States
Montana, Silver Bow Co., Butte District, Butte

Pyrite & Quartz 6cm wide	© 2002 John H. Betts

Pyrite & Enargite 3.5cm tall	© fabreminerals.com

Pyrite 4.6cm wide	© Rob Lavinsky

Pyrite
United States
Montana, Silver Bow Co., Butte District, Butte, Leonard Mine

Pyrite 6.9cm tall	© Rob Lavinsky

Pyrite & Quartz ~13cm wide	©

Pyrite
United States
Nebraska, Cass Co., Plattsmouth, Onyx Ace Hill quarry




Pyrite
United States
Nevada, Elko Co., Bootstrap District, Meikle Mine




Pyrite
United States
New Hampshire, Grafton Co., Bath, Woodsville roadcut




Pyrite
United States
New Hampshire, Grafton Co., Lyman




Pyrite
United States
New Jersey, Mercer Co., Hopewell Township, Moore, Delaware River Quarry and Construction Co. Quarry, Trap Rock Industries Moore's Station Quarry




Pyrite
United States
New Jersey, Middlesex Co., Sayreville




Pyrite
United States
New Jersey, Somerset Co., Bernards Township, Millington Quarry (Morris County Crushed Stone Co. Quarry; Tilcon Quarry)

Pyrite on Datolite 5.3cm wide



Pyrite
United States
New Jersey, Sussex Co., Franklin Mining District, Franklin, Buckwheat Pit (Southwest Opening; Buckwheat Mine)

Pyrite on Calcite ~6cm wide	©

Pyrite
United States
New Jersey, Sussex Co., Franklin Mining District, Franklin, Furnace Quarry




Pyrite
United States
New Mexico, Chaves Co., Bosque Draw

Pyrite 7.7cm wide	© Rob Lavinsky

Pyrite
United States
New Mexico, Grant Co., Central District, Vanadium, Groundhog Mine




Pyrite
United States
New Mexico, Socorro Co., Magdalena District, Lynchberg Tunnel




Pyrite
United States
New Mexico, Taos Co., Questa, Horner prospect




Pyrite
United States
New York, Schoharie Co.




Pyrite
United States
New York, St Lawrence Co., West Pierrepont, ZCA West Pierrepont Mine, Grange Ore Body




Pyrite
United States
North Carolina, Moore Co., Glendon District




Pyrite
United States
Ohio, Cuyahoga Co., Brooklyn Heights, West Creek

Pyrite in shale 3.8cm tall	© Matthew Neuzil

Pyrite
United States
Ohio, Erie Co., Bellevue

Pyrite 6.4cm wide	© JWV 2007

Pyrite
United States
Ohio, Franklin Co., Columbus, Adena Brook Ravine




Pyrite
United States
Ohio, Franklin Co., Worthington area




Pyrite
United States
Ohio, Lucas Co., Sylvania

Pyrite after a brachiopod 3.1cm wide	© Rob Lavinsky

Pyrite
United States
Ohio, Ross Co.

Pyrite 11.5cm tall	© Joseph A. Freilich

Pyrite
United States
Pennsylvania, Chester Co., Warwick Township, St. Peters, French Creek Mines

Pyrite 3.9cm tall	© Rob Lavinsky

Pyrite ~3cm wide	©

Pyrite & Magnetite ~5cm tall	©

These are old specimens collected more than 100 years ago. Many of them were etched out of calcite. Some of them have fallen prey to "pyrite disease" but fine examples of these are cherished as classics by collectors today. However Mark Heintzelman who knows more about these specimens than I do comments that it is the matrix for these specimens that degrades and causes the specimens to fall apart rather the the degradation of the pyrite due to pyrite disease. And I would have to agree with him. How ever, the end result for many good pyrite specimens from this locality fall apart as it has been my misfortune to witness in my own collection and others.
[Rock Currier 2010]



Pyrite
United States
Pennsylvania, Lebanon Co., Cornwall, Cornwall Mines (Cornwall Iron Mine)

Pyrite 13cm wide	© 2001 John H. Betts

Pyrite
United States
South Dakota, Butte Co., Belle Fourche




Pyrite
United States
South Dakota, Butte Co., Belle Fourche, Orman Dam

Pyrite 4cm wide	© Rob Lavinsky

Pyrite
United States
Texas, Bell Co., Temple




Pyrite
United States
Texas, Dallas Co., Dallas-Fort Worth Airport

Pyrite 7.2cm tall	© Dan & Diana Weinrich Minerals

Pyrite 3cm wide	©

Almost all of the pyrite specimens were collected by local collectors during the construction of Dallas-Rortworth airport. Perhaps one of them will tell us about the find. At one time there were hundreds of these specimens. One in my collection in shale matrix also sports a tiny sharks tooth fossil.
[Rock Currier 2010]

Pyrite
United States
Texas, Dallas Co., Dallas, Pinnacle Park

Pyrite 16cm wide	©

Pyrite
United States
Texas, Dallas Co., Dallas, Southwest Dallas Septarian Nodule exposures




Pyrite
United States
Texas, Dallas Co., Grand Prairie, I-30 & Belt Line Road roadcut




Pyrite
United States
Texas, Ellis Co., Midlothian, TXI Cement quarry

Pyrite 3cm wide	©

Pyrite 3cm wide	© Charles Creekmur

Pyrite
United States
Utah, Garfield Co., Henry Mts, Bromide Basin Mine




Pyrite
United States
Utah, Juab Co., East Tintic Mts, Tintic District, Chief No. 1 Mine (Chief Consolidated Mine)

Pyrite stalactite 1.5cm wide	© Rockpick Legend Co.

Pyrite
United States
Utah, Salt Lake Co., Oquirrh Mts, Bingham District (West Mountain District), Bingham Canyon

Pyrite 6.5cm wide	© Rob Lavinsky

Pyrite & Quartz 5.4cm wide	© Rob Lavinsky

Pyrite 3.2cm tall	© Dan & Diana Weinrich Minerals

These specimens are from one of the worlds largest open pit copper mines and considering the size of the mine one is surprised at how few specimens it has produced.
[Rock Currier 2010]



Pyrite
United States
Utah, Salt Lake Co., Oquirrh Mts, Bingham District (West Mountain District), Lark Mine




Pyrite
United States
Utah, Salt Lake Co., Wasatch Mts, Little Cottonwood District (Alta District), Alta Consolidated Mine (Alta Consolidated Mining Company; Silver King Tunnel; Copper Prince Tunnel; Brooklyn Adit)




Pyrite
United States
Utah, Summit Co., Wasatch Mts, Park City District (Uinta District), Daly-Judge Mine

Pyrite & Quartz 9.6cm wide	© Rockpick Legend Co.

This mine has produced a few nice pyrite specimens but is much better known for its Tetrahedrite specimens.
[Rock Currier 2010]

Pyrite
United States
Utah, Summit Co., Wasatch Mts, Park City District (Unita District), Ontario Mine

Pyrite 10cm wide?	© Rockpick Legend Co.

Pyrite
United States
Utah, Summit Co., Wasatch Mts, Park City District (Unita District), Park City

Pyrite 7cm wide	© Rockpick Legend Co.

Pyrite 4.5cm wide	© Rob Lavinsky

Pyrite
United States
Utah, Summit Co., Wasatch Mts, Park City District (Unita District), Thaynes Shaft (Silver King Coalition Group; United Park City Mines)




Pyrite
United States
Utah, Tooele Co., Dugway Range, Dugway Mountains District, Four Metals Mine (Silver King Mine; 2 Claims; New Years No. 1)

Pyrite 3cm wide	© Rockpick Legend Co.

Pyrite 6.5cm wide	© Rockpick Legend Co.

Pyrite
United States
Utah, Utah Co., Wasatch Mts, American Fork District, entennial Tunnel (Utah Centennial Mining Company)




Pyrite
United States
Utah, Utah Co., Wasatch Mts, American Fork District, Mary Ellen Mine

Pyrite, size?	© Joseph A. Freilich

Pyrite
United States
Utah, Utah Co., Wasatch Mts, American Fork District, Yankee Consolidated Mine, Yankee Mine




Pyrite
United States
Vermont, Lowell & Eden, Orleans & Lamoille Cos., Belvidere Mountain Quarries (Vermont Asbestos Group mine; VAG mine; Ruberoid Asbestos mine; Eden Mills quarries)




Pyrite
United States
Vermont, Washington Co., Montpelier, Route I-89 road cut




Pyrite
United States
Vermont, Windsor Co., Chester

Pyrite in schist 4.2cm tall	© Rob Lavinsky

Pyrite in schist 4.5cm tall	© Rob Lavinsky

Pyrite ~4cm wide	© Jasun McAvoy

Pyrite
United States
Vermont, Windsor Co., Perkinsville




Pyrite
United States
Virginia, Albemarle Co., State Highway 6 roadcut




Pyrite
United States
Virginia, Rockbridge Co., Lexington, Bargers Quarry (Charlie Barger's Quarry)

Pyrite 3.8cm tall	©

Pyrite
United States
Washington, King Co., Goldmyer Hot Springs, Pedro Claim




Pyrite
United States
Washington, King Co., Goldmyer Hot Springs, Spruce Claim (Spruce Ridge)

Pyrite on Quartz 2.9cm tall	© Rob Lavinsky

Pyrite & Quartz 10cm wide	©

This claim has been worked exclusively for specimens by collectors and dealers. For many years after the winters snows wold melt away Bob Jackson and crew would work this claim. Each year seemed to bring a new crop of specimens including a few fine quartz and pyrite specimens that were always eagerly snapped up by collectors at high prices. The good ones from this locality are certainly destined to be classics and some already consider them to be.
[Rock Currier 2010]



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Crystals not pistols.



Edited 9 time(s). Last edit at 12/23/2012 07:52PM by Rock Currier.

The "Indiana, Jasper Co., Pleasant Ridge" photos can probably be included in the Rensselaer Quarry section since they most likely came from there. The quarry literally produced tons of specimens. The vugs often were coated in petroleum so a lot of specimens ended up soaking in gasoline to get cleaned up.

I have to take issue with one of Rocks comment above, as I've not known of any French Creek Pyrite to ever suffer from Pyrite disease. They are cobaltiferous and quite stable.

The real issue with French creek material is the matrix itself and the treatment many specimens have endured. Most have been treated with acid, etched out of Calcite, and it would seem many have not been properly processed afterwards (cleaned/soaked) and have gotten quite friable over these many years, some simply falling apart, however even on these, the Pyrite xtls themselves still remain as bright and stable as ever.

Again, having handled hundreds of specimens from this locale over many years myself, and know many others who have as well, and I have yet to see or hear of one suffering from pyrite disease. If one ever has, it is at least certainly NOT at all common.


MRH

Mark, you are right. I have made some changes in the French Creek text. Do you have any opinion about how large the specimens got? How large the pyrite crystals got? How many specimens were collected? How many survive? Would you care to writ up something about the geology of French Creek, the mine, history etc?

Rock Currier
Crystals not pistols.