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Pentlandite from
Bounty Gold Mine, Forrestania Goldfield (Mount Holland), Yilgarn Shire, Western Australia, Australia


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Pentlandite
Formula:(NixFey)Σ9S8
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pentlandite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Bounty Gold Mine, Forrestania Goldfield (Mount Holland), Yilgarn Shire, Western Australia, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1028304
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1028304:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pentlandite
20.9km (13.0 miles) ⓘAntimony nickel prospect, Kondinin Shire, Western Australia, Australia
29.9km (18.6 miles) ⓘBeautiful Sunday prospect, Kondinin Shire, Western Australia, Australia
35.2km (21.9 miles) ⓘCrossroads Ni prospect, Kondinin Shire, Western Australia, Australia
36.5km (22.7 miles) ⓘFlying Fox Mine (Flying Fox Ni Mine), Kondinin Shire, Western Australia, Australia
39.8km (24.7 miles) ⓘNew Morning Ni prospect, Kondinin Shire, Western Australia, Australia
42.4km (26.4 miles) ⓘSpotted Quoll deposit, Kondinin Shire, Western Australia, Australia
47.1km (29.3 miles) ⓘMount Hope prospect, Kondinin Shire, Western Australia, Australia
48.9km (30.4 miles) ⓘLiquid Acrobat Ni prospect, Kondinin Shire, Western Australia, Australia
53.1km (33.0 miles) ⓘCosmic Boy Ni Mine, Kondinin Shire, Western Australia, Australia
64.1km (39.8 miles) ⓘSouth Ironcap Ni prospect, Kondinin Shire, Western Australia, Australia
References
Lintern, M.J. (2004) Bounty Gold Deposit, Forrestania Greenstone Belt, Western Australia, Cooperative Research Centre for Landscape Environments and Mineral Exploration (CRCLEME).
 
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