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Pyrite from
Lee Bay, Oban, Stewart Island, Southland District, Southland Region, New Zealand


Locality type:Bay
Classification
Species:Pyrite
Formula:FeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Lee Bay, Oban, Stewart Island, Southland District, Southland Region, New Zealand
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1222071
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1222071:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
12.6km (7.8 miles) ⓘSilvertown, Stewart Island, Southland District, Southland Region, New Zealand
20.9km (13.0 miles) ⓘHill 267, Stewart Island, Southland District, Southland Region, New Zealand
33.1km (20.6 miles) ⓘSuir Street Quarry, Bluff, Invercargill City, Southland Region, New Zealand
33.6km (20.9 miles) ⓘNorth Red Head, Stewart Island, Southland District, Southland Region, New Zealand
33.8km (21.0 miles) ⓘBluff, Invercargill City, Southland Region, New Zealand
37.4km (23.2 miles) ⓘUnnamed Quarry, Greenhills, Invercargill City, Southland Region, New Zealand
53.7km (33.3 miles) ⓘHowells Point, Riverton, Southland District, Southland Region, New Zealand
66.8km (41.5 miles) ⓘCosy Nook (Mullet Bay; Peni Bay), Pahia, Southland District, Southland Region, New Zealand
69.7km (43.3 miles) ⓘLongwood Range peridotite outcrops, Orepuki, Southland District, Southland Region, New Zealand
70.6km (43.9 miles) ⓘOrepuki oil shale, Orepuki, Southland District, Southland Region, New Zealand
References
Brathwaite, R.L., Skinner, D.N.B., Faure, K., Edwards, E. (2014) Pyrite coated cobbles at Lee Bay Stewart Island, New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics, 57:1, 57-64.
 
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