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Pyrite from
State Route 25 road cuts, Trumbull, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA


Locality type:Road Cutting
Classification
Species:Pyrite
Formula:FeS2
Comments:very fine-grained crystal aggregates associated with quartz and sphalerite.
Colour:brassy
Quality for species:Poor for species, only of interest for locality collectors. (#)
Abundance at site:Rare
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartzβ“˜4 photos of Pyrite associated with Quartz at this locality.
Sphaleriteβ“˜3 photos of Pyrite associated with Sphalerite at this locality.
Sideriteβ“˜3 photos of Pyrite associated with Siderite at this locality.
Galenaβ“˜1 photo of Pyrite associated with Galena at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view State Route 25 road cuts, Trumbull, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (4 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:716180
Long-form Identifier:1:3:716180:3
GUID (UUID V4):3fce3b5a-0981-42ec-9182-2b2f3d67ce3c
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
3.7km (2.3 miles) β“˜Old Mine Park (Old Tungsten Mine), Long Hill, Trumbull, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
3.9km (2.4 miles) β“˜State Route 111 road cuts, Long Hill, Trumbull, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
4.0km (2.5 miles) β“˜Old Mine Plaza construction site, Long Hill, Trumbull, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
4.2km (2.6 miles) β“˜State Route 111 construction site, Long Hill, Trumbull, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
4.2km (2.6 miles) β“˜Corporate Drive, Long Hill, Trumbull, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
8.3km (5.2 miles) β“˜Lane's Mine (Lane's Lead and Silver Mine; Elm Street), Monroe, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
8.9km (5.6 miles) β“˜Lord Chamberlain Nursing and Rehabilitation Center (7003 Main Street; 7003 State Route 110), Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
10.0km (6.2 miles) β“˜Lane's Copper Mine (Fan Hill Road), Monroe, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
13.7km (8.5 miles) β“˜Metro North Train Station, Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
15.2km (9.4 miles) β“˜Potter Quarry, Ansonia, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
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