Provenite

Flamboro Quarry

QuarryActiveDraft data

43.3131° N, 80.0206° W · ± 1 km

Marcasite from Ontario, Canada, with photos of specimens from this locality.

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Minerals found here

Marcasite

Marcasite at Flamboro Quarry

Brassy tabular marcasite crystals with picket-fence terminations on drusy quartz from Flamboro Quarry.
Brassy tabular marcasite crystals with picket-fence terminations on drusy quartz from Flamboro Quarry.
Photo: Robert M. Lavinsky · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source
Second view of the tabular marcasite crystals on drusy quartz from Flamboro Quarry.
Second view of the tabular marcasite crystals on drusy quartz from Flamboro Quarry.
Photo: Robert M. Lavinsky · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source
Third view of the thumbnail marcasite specimen from Flamboro Quarry.
Third view of the thumbnail marcasite specimen from Flamboro Quarry.
Photo: Robert M. Lavinsky · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source
Formula
FeS₂
Morphology
Tabular crystals with multiple picket-fence terminations
Typical size
Thumbnail specimens, about 2.5 cm
Color / luster
Brassy gold with strong metallic luster
Associated minerals
Quartz
Availability
Unknown

Sources: SRC-318 SRC-326

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Geology of the locality

Region
Ontario
Country
Canada

Quarry in West Flamborough, Hamilton, also spelled Flamborough Quarry. Coordinates from the Mindat locality page (DMS converted to decimal).

Sources: SRC-318

Sources

  1. SRC-318 · Database
    Flamboro Quarry, West Flamborough Township, Hamilton, Ontario, CanadaMindat.org
  2. SRC-326 · Website
    Wikimedia Commons file page: Marcasite-ww4a.jpgRobert M. Lavinsky (photographer) · Wikimedia Commons

Draft data from the Provenite workbook. Check entries against the cited sources before relying on them. Photos are open-licence images from Wikimedia Commons; the author and licence are given with each photo.