| Locality type: | Quarry |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Pyrrhotite |
| Formula: | Fe1-xS |
| Comments: | Occassionaly present in ankerite veins as masses up to several cm. Found once as euhedral platy hexagonal crystals up to 1.5mm in diameter in a calcite-lined vug in an ankerite vein. |
| Habit: | massive, rarely as platy hexagonal crystals |
| Colour: | bronze |
| Luminescent properties: | none |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Confirmed |
| Confirmation Methods: | Visually Identified |
| Analysis Reference: | K. Wood |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Pyrrhotite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Martin Marietta Quarry (Hickory Quarry), Hickory, Catawba County, North Carolina, USA |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 39913 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:39913:5 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 59aca7f0-360e-445e-bfcd-b44cc3c9b217 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Pyrrhotite |
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| 30.1km (18.7 miles) | ⓘNorth American Emerald Mine, Hiddenite, Alexander County, North Carolina, USA |
| 45.0km (28.0 miles) | ⓘBowen Mine, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA |
| 49.1km (30.5 miles) | ⓘMartin Mine, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA |
| 55.3km (34.3 miles) | ⓘUranium Prospect (MRDS - 10151415), North Harper Creek, Avery County, North Carolina, USA |
| 56.5km (35.1 miles) | ⓘFoote Lithium Co. Mine, Kings Mountain, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA |
| 61.3km (38.1 miles) | ⓘKings Mountain Mine (Catawba Mine), Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA |
| 70.6km (43.9 miles) | ⓘJohnson Mine, Avery County, North Carolina, USA |
| 71.7km (44.6 miles) | ⓘElk Mine, Avery County, North Carolina, USA |
| 73.7km (45.8 miles) | ⓘNanny Mountain Mine, York County, South Carolina, USA |
| 74.4km (46.2 miles) | ⓘBryan Prospect (Old Trap Hill Prospect), Traphill, Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA |
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