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Pyrrhotite from
Nickel Reward (Melbourne Copper-Nickel Mine), Cuni mineral field, Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia


Classification
Species:Pyrrhotite
Formula:Fe1-xS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrrhotite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Nickel Reward (Melbourne Copper-Nickel Mine), Cuni mineral field, Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1033155
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1033155:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrrhotite
0.4km (0.2 miles) ⓘCuni mineral field, Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
3.8km (2.4 miles) ⓘRazorback mine, Dundas mineral field, Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
6.8km (4.2 miles) ⓘQueen Hill, Heemskirk Tin Project, Zeehan mineral field, Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
7.0km (4.4 miles) ⓘSevern deposit, Heemskirk Tin Project, Zeehan mineral field, Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
7.2km (4.4 miles) ⓘRenison Bell Mine, North Dundas, Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
10.2km (6.3 miles) ⓘSylvester skarn (Balstrup fault), Zeehan mineral field, Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
10.4km (6.5 miles) ⓘColebrook Hill Mine, Colebrook Hill, Rosebery district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
12.6km (7.8 miles) ⓘRosebery Mine, Rosebery, Rosebery district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
13.0km (8.1 miles) ⓘKoonya prospect, Rosebery district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
13.8km (8.6 miles) ⓘAvebury Nickel Deposit (Avebury mine), Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
References
Stillwell, FL, 1946. Coper-Nickel ore from Zeehan district, Tasmania. Mineragraphic Investigations, CSIRO, Rept. 342.
Williams, K.L. (1958) Nickel Mineralisation in Western Tasmania. Proc. Aust. Inst. Min. Met., Stillwell Anniversary Volume.
 
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