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Pyrite from
Dixie Gold Mine, Grant's Patch, Black Flag Goldfield, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Pyrite
Formula:FeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Dixie Gold Mine, Grant's Patch, Black Flag Goldfield, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1022355
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1022355:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
5.1km (3.2 miles) ⓘCredo Gold Mine, Mount Pleasant, Black Flag Goldfield, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
5.9km (3.6 miles) ⓘLady Bountiful Gold Mine, Mount Pleasant, Black Flag Goldfield, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
6.4km (4.0 miles) ⓘGolden Kilometre Gold Mine (GK Shoot), Mount Pleasant, Black Flag Goldfield, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
7.6km (4.8 miles) ⓘNew Mount Pleasant copper mine, Black Flag Goldfield, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
9.1km (5.6 miles) ⓘAustralasia Gold Mine, Bardoc, Broad Arrow Goldfield, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
9.2km (5.7 miles) ⓘStruck Oil Gold Mine, Bardoc, Broad Arrow Goldfield, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
9.4km (5.8 miles) ⓘWindanya Consols Gold Mine (Windanya Half Mile North; Half Mile Reef North), Bardoc, Broad Arrow Goldfield, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
10.7km (6.6 miles) ⓘVictory Gold Mine, Broad Arrow, Broad Arrow Goldfield, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
12.0km (7.4 miles) ⓘRacetrack Gold Mine, Mount Pleasant, Black Flag Goldfield, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
13.5km (8.4 miles) ⓘGolden Mount Gold Mine, Ora Banda Goldfield, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
References
The Inquirer and Commercial News newspaper (1901), Broad Arrow Goldfield. Warden's Report for 1900, 22/05/1901
 
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