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Pyrrhotite from
Aldiss-Karonie, Mount Monger Goldfield, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia


Classification
Species:Pyrrhotite
Formula:Fe1-xS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Honeaite1
Tellurobismuthite1
Native Gold1
Chalcopyrite1
Prehnite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrrhotite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Aldiss-Karonie, Mount Monger Goldfield, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1023759
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1023759:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Pyrrhotite in this Region
Karonie Gold Mine, Aldiss-Karonie, Mount Monger Goldfield, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrrhotite
1.4km (0.9 miles) ⓘKaronie Gold Mine, Aldiss-Karonie, Mount Monger Goldfield, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
19.3km (12.0 miles) ⓘCowarna Rocks Ni prospect, Cowarna Downs Station, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
33.2km (20.6 miles) ⓘSanta Gold Mine (Craze; Cressfield), Randalls, Mount Monger Goldfield, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
35.5km (22.0 miles) ⓘMaxwells Gold Mine, Randalls, Mount Monger Goldfield, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
35.9km (22.3 miles) ⓘRumbles Gold Mine, Randalls, Mount Monger Goldfield, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
45.3km (28.1 miles) ⓘRandalls, Mount Monger Goldfield, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
53.2km (33.1 miles) ⓘLucky Bay gold prospect, Randalls, Mount Monger Goldfield, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
61.8km (38.4 miles) ⓘMount Monger Goldfield, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
67.3km (41.8 miles) ⓘCarnilya East Ni prospect, Mount Monger, Mount Monger Goldfield, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
70.8km (44.0 miles) ⓘAcra Ni deposit, Kurnalpi Goldfield, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
References
Mock, C., Elliott, B.G., Ewers, G.R., Lorenz, R.P. (1987), Gold Deposits of Western Australia, BMR, Datafile (MINDEP), Resource Deposit 3, Department of Primary Industries and Energy, Bureau of Mineral Resources Geology and Geophysics, Commonwealth Government of Australia, 1987.
 
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