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Pyrite from
Żelazny Most, Gmina Polkowice, Polkowice County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland


Locality type:Tailings Pile
Classification
Species:Pyrite
Formula:FeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Żelazny Most, Gmina Polkowice, Polkowice County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1443522
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1443522:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
9.7km (6.0 miles) ⓘRZ shaft (Rudna mine), Polkowice, Gmina Polkowice, Polkowice County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
9.8km (6.1 miles) ⓘLubin Główny shafts, Lubin, Lubin County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
11.0km (6.9 miles) ⓘLW 'Bolesław' shaft (Lubin mine), Lubin, Lubin County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
11.0km (6.9 miles) ⓘPG shafts - Polkowice Główne (Polkowice-Sieroszowice mine), Polkowice, Gmina Polkowice, Polkowice County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
12.6km (7.8 miles) ⓘSW-1'Jan Wyżykowski' shaft, Bądzów, Gmina Jerzmanowa, Głogów County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
13.3km (8.2 miles) ⓘPZ shaft - Polkowice Zachodnie (Polkowice Sieroszowice mine), Polkowice, Gmina Polkowice, Polkowice County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
17.4km (10.8 miles) ⓘRadwanice-Gaworzyce deposit, Sieroszowice, Gmina Radwanice, Polkowice County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
18.4km (11.4 miles) ⓘSieroszowice S-1 borehole, Sieroszowice, Gmina Radwanice, Polkowice County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
26.4km (16.4 miles) ⓘChocianów IG-3 borehole, Chocianów, Gmina Chocianów, Polkowice County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
33.4km (20.7 miles) ⓘBiskupin IG-1 drillhole, Modła, Gmina Gromadka, Bolesławiec County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
References
Duczmal-Czernikiewicz, Agata, Adilkhan Baibatsha, Alma Bekbotayeva, Gulnara Omarova, and Akmaral Baisalova. (2021) "Ore Minerals and Metal Distribution in Tailings of Sediment-Hosted Stratiform Copper Deposits from Poland and Kazakhstan" Minerals 11, no. 7: 752. https://doi.org/10.3390/min11070752
 
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