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Pyrite from
Ingliston Extended Gold Mine (Ingliston; Ingliston Extended North; New Ingliston; Ingliston Extended East; Manchuria; Ingliston Extended South), Meekatharra Goldfield, Meekatharra, Meekatharra 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 Ingliston Extended Gold Mine (Ingliston; Ingliston Extended North; New Ingliston; Ingliston Extended East; Manchuria; Ingliston Extended South), Meekatharra Goldfield, Meekatharra, Meekatharra Shire, Western Australia, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1029976
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1029976:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
0.3km (0.2 miles) ⓘIngliston Consols Gold Mine (Ingliston Consols Extended; Ingliston Consols South), Meekatharra Goldfield, Meekatharra, Meekatharra Shire, Western Australia, Australia
0.7km (0.4 miles) ⓘCommodore Gold Mine, Meekatharra Goldfield, Meekatharra, Meekatharra Shire, Western Australia, Australia
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘQueen of the Hills Gold Mine (Prohibition; Tidal Wave), Meekatharra Goldfield, Meekatharra, Meekatharra Shire, Western Australia, Australia
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘFenian Gold Mine, Meekatharra Goldfield, Meekatharra, Meekatharra Shire, Western Australia, Australia
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘPhar Lap Gold Mine, Meekatharra Goldfield, Meekatharra, Meekatharra Shire, Western Australia, Australia
2.4km (1.5 miles) ⓘMarmont Gold Mine (Marmont Extended), Meekatharra Goldfield, Meekatharra, Meekatharra Shire, Western Australia, Australia
5.1km (3.1 miles) ⓘGlobe Gold Mine, Meekatharra Goldfield, Meekatharra, Meekatharra Shire, Western Australia, Australia
11.9km (7.4 miles) ⓘBlackjack Gold Mine, Yaloginda Goldfield (Bluebird; Eight Mile; Yallowgindat), Meekatharra Shire, Western Australia, Australia
15.5km (9.7 miles) ⓘBluebird Gold Mine, Yaloginda Goldfield (Bluebird; Eight Mile; Yallowgindat), Meekatharra Shire, Western Australia, Australia
15.7km (9.8 miles) ⓘChunderloo prospect, Yaloginda Goldfield (Bluebird; Eight Mile; Yallowgindat), Meekatharra Shire, Western Australia, Australia
References
Simpson, E.S. (1948), Minerals of Western Australia, Vol 3, p278
 
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