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Pyrite from
Kiviniemi, Rautalampi, North Savo, Finland


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Pyrite
Formula:FeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Kiviniemi, Rautalampi, North Savo, Finland
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1459256
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1459256:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
14.3km (8.9 miles) ⓘKäpysuo, Rautalampi, North Savo, Finland
48.5km (30.1 miles) ⓘSäviä deposit, Pielavesi, North Savo, Finland
53.0km (32.9 miles) ⓘKotalahti mine, Leppävirta, North Savo, Finland
55.3km (34.4 miles) ⓘRytky deposit, Leppävirta, North Savo, Finland
56.7km (35.3 miles) ⓘSiilinjärvi Carbonatite Intrusion, Siilinjärvi, North Savo, Finland
59.1km (36.7 miles) ⓘSärkiniemi Ni deposit, Leppävirta, North Savo, Finland
61.7km (38.3 miles) ⓘSiilinjärvi Mine, Siilinjärvi, North Savo, Finland
69.1km (42.9 miles) ⓘHiekkapohja, Laukaa, Central Finland, Finland
85.0km (52.8 miles) ⓘMuittari, Saarijärvi, Central Finland, Finland
88.2km (54.8 miles) ⓘRuostesuo Mine, Kiuruvesi, North Savo, Finland
References
Kallio, R., Tanskanen, P., & Luukkanen, S. (2021). Magnetic Preconcentration and Process Mineralogical Study of the Kiviniemi Sc-Enriched Ferrodiorite. Minerals, 11(9), 966.
Kallio, Rita (2022) Multidisciplinary study of the beneficiation potential of the Kiviniemi ferrous scandium deposit. Multidisciplinary study of the beneficiation potential of the Kiviniemi ferrous scandium deposit, University of Oulu.
 
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