Driving through the sleepy hamlet of Pyrites in St. Lawrence County today, you'd be astounded to learn that it was once a bustling place. Hundreds of workers, dozens of stores, plenty of debauchery, ...

Unlike the so-called "lost towns" of the North Country, Pyrites - a small hamlet in the Town of Canton in St. Lawrence County - still exists... Apr 24, 2018 — Unlike the so-called "lost towns" of the ...

IN NATURE, vol. xi. p. 249, Mr. Carr mentions the fact that some iron pyrites in the Maidstone Museum “have crumbled into a coarse, finely divided mass;” and he inquires whether “such a thing has ever ...

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THE “curious phenomenon” described by Mr. Frederic Case (NATURE, vol. xi. p. 249) is by no means an uncommon one. It is due to oxidation, and the conversion of a portion of the pyrites into soluble ...