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Pyrite from
Tuztasi prospect, Balikesir Province, Turkey


Locality type:Prospect
Classification
Species:Pyrite
Formula:FeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Tuztasi prospect, Balikesir Province, Turkey
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1321943
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1321943:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
10.4km (6.4 miles) ⓘKısacık deposit (Baharlar), Ayvacık District, Çanakkale Province, Turkey
13.7km (8.5 miles) ⓘEvciler Au-Cu deposit, Bayramiç District, Çanakkale Province, Turkey
18.3km (11.4 miles) ⓘZone C, Arıklı, Çanakkale Province, Turkey
18.8km (11.7 miles) ⓘZone B, Arıklı, Çanakkale Province, Turkey
18.8km (11.7 miles) ⓘZone A, Arıklı, Çanakkale Province, Turkey
26.5km (16.4 miles) ⓘKuscayiri prospect (Karaayi), Bayramiç District, Çanakkale Province, Turkey
31.7km (19.7 miles) ⓘHalilaga prospect, Çan District, Çanakkale Province, Turkey
34.1km (21.2 miles) ⓘKartaldag prospect (Astyra; Madendag prospect), Çanakkale, Çanakkale Province, Turkey
35.3km (21.9 miles) ⓘKirazlı prospect, TV Tower district, Çanakkale, Çanakkale Province, Turkey
36.1km (22.5 miles) ⓘKirazlı, Çanakkale, Çanakkale Province, Turkey
References
Yigit, Ozcan (2012) A prospective sector in the Tethyan Metallogenic Belt: Geology and geochronology of mineral deposits in the Biga Peninsula, NW Turkey. Ore Geology Reviews, 46. doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2011.09.015
Özbaş, Fatih; Bilal, Essaid; Touil, Ahmed (2025) Trace and Rare-Earth-Element Chemistry of Quartz from the Tuztaşı Low-Sulfidation Epithermal Au-Ag Deposit, Western Türkiye: Implications for Gold Exploration from Quartz Mineral Chemistry. Minerals, 15 (7). doi:10.3390/min15070758
 
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