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Pyrite from
Paynesville Goldfield, Mount Magnet Shire, Western Australia, Australia


Locality type:Ore Field
Classification
Species:Pyrite
Formula:FeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Paynesville Goldfield, Mount Magnet Shire, Western Australia, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1026728
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1026728:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Pyrite in this Region
Christmas Gift Gold Mine, Paynesville Goldfield, Mount Magnet Shire, Western Australia, Australia
Elsie Gold Mine, Paynesville Goldfield, Mount Magnet Shire, Western Australia, Australia
Lady Maud Gold Mine, Paynesville Goldfield, Mount Magnet Shire, Western Australia, Australia
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
0.6km (0.4 miles) ⓘLady Maud Gold Mine, Paynesville Goldfield, Mount Magnet Shire, Western Australia, Australia
0.6km (0.4 miles) ⓘChristmas Gift Gold Mine, Paynesville Goldfield, Mount Magnet Shire, Western Australia, Australia
12.2km (7.6 miles) ⓘElsie Gold Mine, Paynesville Goldfield, Mount Magnet Shire, Western Australia, Australia
67.5km (41.9 miles) ⓘSt George Gold Mine, Boogardie Goldfield, Mount Magnet, Mount Magnet Shire, Western Australia, Australia
67.7km (42.0 miles) ⓘGaltee More mine, Lennonville Goldfield, Mount Magnet, Mount Magnet Shire, Western Australia, Australia
68.1km (42.3 miles) ⓘParkinson Gold Mine (Star Pit), Boogardie Goldfield, Mount Magnet, Mount Magnet Shire, Western Australia, Australia
68.6km (42.6 miles) ⓘHill 50 Gold Mine, Boogardie Goldfield, Mount Magnet, Mount Magnet Shire, Western Australia, Australia
68.6km (42.6 miles) ⓘMorning Star Gold Mine, Lennonville Goldfield, Mount Magnet, Mount Magnet Shire, Western Australia, Australia
68.6km (42.6 miles) ⓘHavelock Gold Mine, Boogardie Goldfield, Mount Magnet, Mount Magnet Shire, Western Australia, Australia
68.6km (42.6 miles) ⓘGolden Crown Gold Mine (Neptune), Boogardie Goldfield, Mount Magnet, Mount Magnet Shire, Western Australia, Australia
References
The Daily News newspaper (Perth) (1924), Mining. Youanmi and Paynesville Fields. Geologist's Report, 23/09/1924
 
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