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Pyrrhotite from
Ruostesuo Mine, Kiuruvesi, North Savo, Finland


05027570017369580799278.jpg
Pyrrhotite, etc.

Ruostesuo Mine, Kiuruvesi, North Savo, Finland
05027570017369580799278.jpg
Pyrrhotite, etc.

Ruostesuo Mine, Kiuruvesi, North Savo, Finland
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Pyrrhotite, etc.

Ruostesuo Mine, Kiuruvesi, North Savo, Finland
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Pyrrhotite
Formula:Fe1-xS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Pyrite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrrhotite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Ruostesuo Mine, Kiuruvesi, North Savo, Finland
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:123324
Long-form Identifier:1:3:123324:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrrhotite
11.1km (6.9 miles) ⓘHallapera deposit, Kiuruvesi, North Savo, Finland
21.0km (13.0 miles) ⓘPyhäsalmi Mine, Pyhäjärvi, North Ostrobothnia, Finland
35.1km (21.8 miles) ⓘPirunkoukku gold occurrence, Säkkärämäki, Kanalanmäki area, Pihtipudas, Central Finland, Finland
41.1km (25.5 miles) ⓘSäviä deposit, Pielavesi, North Savo, Finland
58.8km (36.5 miles) ⓘKopsa, Haapajärvi, North Ostrobothnia, Finland
69.0km (42.9 miles) ⓘOtanmäki Mine, Otanmäki granite, Kajaani, Kainuu, Finland
70.7km (43.9 miles) ⓘHitura Mine, Nivala, North Ostrobothnia, Finland
78.8km (49.0 miles) ⓘSarjankylä, Nivala, North Ostrobothnia, Finland
87.0km (54.1 miles) ⓘSiilinjärvi Mine, Siilinjärvi, North Savo, Finland
88.2km (54.8 miles) ⓘKiviniemi, Rautalampi, North Savo, Finland
References
Geological Survey of Finland 2008.Ruostesuo -Zinc Database.
 
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