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Pyrite from
Porco, Agua de Castilla, Porco Municipality, Antonio Quijarro Province, Potosí, Bolivia


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Pyrite

Porco, Agua de Castilla, Porco Municipality, Antonio Quijarro Province, Potosí, Bolivia
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Pyrite

Porco, Agua de Castilla, Porco Municipality, Antonio Quijarro Province, Potosí, Bolivia
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Pyrite

Porco, Agua de Castilla, Porco Municipality, Antonio Quijarro Province, Potosí, Bolivia
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Pyrite

Porco, Agua de Castilla, Porco Municipality, Antonio Quijarro Province, Potosí, Bolivia
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Pyrite

Porco, Agua de Castilla, Porco Municipality, Antonio Quijarro Province, Potosí, Bolivia
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Pyrite

Porco, Agua de Castilla, Porco Municipality, Antonio Quijarro Province, Potosí, Bolivia
Locality type:Town
Classification
Species:Pyrite
Formula:FeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Porco, Agua de Castilla, Porco Municipality, Antonio Quijarro Province, Potosí, Bolivia
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:110615
Long-form Identifier:1:3:110615:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
7.4km (4.6 miles) ⓘEl Dragón mine, Porco Municipality, Antonio Quijarro Province, Potosí, Bolivia
16.4km (10.2 miles) ⓘCarma Mine (Kharma Mine), Porco Municipality, Antonio Quijarro Province, Potosí, Bolivia
30.2km (18.7 miles) ⓘCaracota Mine (Santa Teresita Mine), Caracota district, Tomave Municipality, Antonio Quijarro Province, Potosí, Bolivia
30.3km (18.8 miles) ⓘCaracota district, Tomave Municipality, Antonio Quijarro Province, Potosí, Bolivia
33.7km (20.9 miles) ⓘCerro de Potosí (Cerro Rico), Potosí (Potosí Municipality), Tomás Frías Province, Potosí, Bolivia
38.2km (23.8 miles) ⓘCerro Tarqui, Yocalla Municipality, Tomás Frías Province, Potosí, Bolivia
38.9km (24.2 miles) ⓘEl Molino dredge tailings, El Molino, Cerro Huañaquina, Yocalla Municipality, Tomás Frías Province, Potosí, Bolivia
58.8km (36.5 miles) ⓘAnton Bravo Mine (Anton Bravo vein), Serranía Huarihuari, Potosí (Potosí Municipality), Tomás Frías Province, Potosí, Bolivia
59.5km (36.9 miles) ⓘHuari-Huari Mine, Potosí (Potosí Municipality), Tomás Frías Province, Potosí, Bolivia
60.8km (37.8 miles) ⓘCharito prospect, Tinguipaya Municipality, Tomás Frías Province, Potosí, Bolivia
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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