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Pyrite from
Copperas Mountain, Paxton Township, Ross County, Ohio, USA


Locality type:Mountain
Classification
Species:Pyrite
Formula:FeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Copperas Mountain, Paxton Township, Ross County, Ohio, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:254335
Long-form Identifier:1:3:254335:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
18.8km (11.7 miles) ⓘFrankfort, Ross County, Ohio, USA
20.6km (12.8 miles) ⓘRucker Stone Co. Quarry, Greenfield, Highland County, Ohio, USA
21.7km (13.5 miles) ⓘChillicothe, Ross County, Ohio, USA
23.8km (14.8 miles) ⓘMartin Marietta Aggregates Blue Rock Quarry, Perry Township, Fayette County, Ohio, USA
24.9km (15.5 miles) ⓘSinking Spring (3), Highland County, Ohio, USA
28.7km (17.9 miles) ⓘSerpent Mound disturbance, Adams County, Ohio, USA
31.3km (19.4 miles) ⓘLocust Grove, Adams County, Ohio, USA
32.4km (20.1 miles) ⓘNorfolk Southern Railroad cut, Franklin Township, Adams County, Ohio, USA
34.6km (21.5 miles) ⓘHanson Aggregates Inc. Plum Run Quarry, Peebles, Adams County, Ohio, USA
35.0km (21.8 miles) ⓘNorfolk and Western Railroad cut, Beaver Pond, Franklin Township, Adams County, Ohio, USA
References
Carlson, Ernest H. (2015) Minerals of Ohio. Bulletin 69 (2nd ed.). Ohio Division of Geological Survey 290pp.
 
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