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Pyrite from
Roxbury Iron Mine (Shepaug Iron Company Mine; Shepaug Spathic Iron and Steel Company Mine), Mine Hill (Ore Hill), Roxbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
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
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Sideriteβ“˜22 photos of Pyrite associated with Siderite at this locality.
Hematiteβ“˜6 photos of Pyrite associated with Hematite at this locality.
Quartzβ“˜5 photos of Pyrite associated with Quartz at this locality.
Sphaleriteβ“˜3 photos of Pyrite associated with Sphalerite at this locality.
Goethiteβ“˜1 photo of Pyrite associated with Goethite at this locality.
Data
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 GalleryView Gallery (24 photos)
Data Identifiers
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
0.4km (0.2 miles) β“˜Rockside Quarry (Mine Hill Quarry), Mine Hill (Ore Hill), Roxbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
0.7km (0.5 miles) β“˜Roxbury Granite Quarry (upper quarry), Mine Hill (Ore Hill), Roxbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
7.6km (4.7 miles) β“˜Green's Farm locality (Roxbury garnet mine; Roxbury Falls garnet mine; Garnet Hill), Roxbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
9.5km (5.9 miles) β“˜Advance Stone Quarry, Boardman's Bridge, New Milford, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
12.1km (7.5 miles) β“˜O & G Southbury Quarry (Silliman Quarry; O & G No. 2 Quarry), Orenaug Hills, Woodbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
12.4km (7.7 miles) β“˜O & G Woodbury Traprock Quarry (Orenaug Quarry; O & G No. 1 Quarry), Orenaug Hills, Woodbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
12.5km (7.7 miles) β“˜Nonnewaug River Industrial Park, Woodbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
12.6km (7.8 miles) β“˜Old lead mine, Brookfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
13.9km (8.6 miles) β“˜U. S. Route 7 Expressway (Danbury line to Iron Works District), Brookfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
14.1km (8.8 miles) β“˜Southbury, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
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