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Pyrite from
Delitzsch Complex, Landsberg, Saalekreis, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany


Locality type:Complex
Classification
Species:Pyrite
Formula:FeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Delitzsch Complex, Landsberg, Saalekreis, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1383112
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1383112:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
17.4km (10.8 miles) ⓘPetersberg Quarry, Petersberg, Saalekreis, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
34.0km (21.1 miles) ⓘZwenkau lignite mine, Zwenkau, Leipzig District, Saxony, Germany
34.2km (21.2 miles) ⓘAmsdorf lignite open pit, Amsdorf, Seegebiet Mansfelder Land, Mansfeld-Südharz, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
41.4km (25.7 miles) ⓘGröna Mine, Bernburg, Salzlandkreis, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
48.1km (29.9 miles) ⓘLichtloch 26, Mansfeld, Mansfeld-Südharz, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
56.0km (34.8 miles) ⓘJochenberg Quarry, Bad Kösen, Naumburg (Saale), Burgenlandkreis, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
60.9km (37.8 miles) ⓘEskaborn adit, Tilkerode Mining District, Mansfeld, Mansfeld-Südharz, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
62.1km (38.6 miles) ⓘTilkerode mining district, Mansfeld, Mansfeld-Südharz, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
64.6km (40.2 miles) ⓘBrefeld potash mine, Tarthun, Bördeaue, Salzlandkreis, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
65.1km (40.4 miles) ⓘVehlitz clay pit, Gommern, Jerichower Land, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
References
Wand, U., Stiehl, G., Rölling, G., Mühle, K., Haase, G., & Gerstenberger, H. (1989). C, O, N and Sr isotope characteristics of carbonatites from the Central German Crystalline Zone, GDR. In Proc 5 th Working Meeting Isotopes in Nature, Leipzig (pp. 421-436).
Rollig, G., Viehweg, M., & Reuter, N. (1990). THE ULTRAMAFIC LAMPROPHYRES AND CARBONATITES OF DELITZSCH, GDR. ZEITSCHRIFT FUR ANGEWANDTE GEOLOGIE, 36, 49-54.
Seifert, W., Kämpf, H., & Wasternack, J. (2000). Compositional variation in apatite, phlogopite and other accessory minerals of the ultramafic Delitzsch complex, Germany: implication for cooling history of carbonatites. Lithos, 53(2), 81-100.
Krüger, J. C., Romer, R. L., & Kämpf, H. (2013). Late Cretaceous ultramafic lamprophyres and carbonatites from the Delitzsch Complex, Germany. Chemical Geology, 353, 140-150.
 
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