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Pyrite from
Pörmitz mine, Seenplatte, Saale-Orla District, Thuringia, Germany


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Pyrite
Formula:FeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Polarised-light microscopy
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Sphalerite1
Siderite1
Boulangerite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Pörmitz mine, Seenplatte, Saale-Orla District, Thuringia, Germany
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1452915
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1452915:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
3.0km (1.9 miles) ⓘKahlleite quarry, Löhma, Seenplatte, Saale-Orla District, Thuringia, Germany
20.0km (12.4 miles) ⓘMuckenberg quarry, Saalburg-Ebersdorf, Saale-Orla District, Thuringia, Germany
21.1km (13.1 miles) ⓘArme Hilfe Mine, Ullersreuth, Hirschberg, Saale-Orla District, Thuringia, Germany
21.1km (13.1 miles) ⓘTännig, Bad Lobenstein, Saale-Orla District, Thuringia, Germany
22.6km (14.0 miles) ⓘLoitsch Quarry, Weida, Greiz District, Thuringia, Germany
23.4km (14.5 miles) ⓘQuartz vein at A9 highway construction site, Rudolphstein, Berg, Hof District, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
23.5km (14.6 miles) ⓘLimestone pit, Kamsdorf, Unterwellenborn, Saalfeld-Rudolstadt District, Thuringia, Germany
23.7km (14.7 miles) ⓘLiselotte mine (Kemlas prospect), Kemlas, Issigau, Hof District, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
24.4km (15.1 miles) ⓘHenneberg Quarry, Weitisberga, Wurzbach, Saale-Orla District, Thuringia, Germany
26.0km (16.2 miles) ⓘAlt & Neu Bescheert Glück Mines, Lichtenberg, Hof District, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
References
Günter Grundmann collection
 
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