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Pyrite from
Gaulsberg quarry, Ortenberg, Wetteraukreis, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany


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Pyrite

Gaulsberg quarry, Ortenberg, Wetteraukreis, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany
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Pyrite

Gaulsberg quarry, Ortenberg, Wetteraukreis, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany
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Pyrite, etc.

Gaulsberg quarry, Ortenberg, Wetteraukreis, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany
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Pyrite, etc.

Gaulsberg quarry, Ortenberg, Wetteraukreis, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany
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Pyrite

Gaulsberg quarry, Ortenberg, Wetteraukreis, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany
06492170017272024775757.jpg
Pyrite

Gaulsberg quarry, Ortenberg, Wetteraukreis, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany
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Pyrite, etc.

Gaulsberg quarry, Ortenberg, Wetteraukreis, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany
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Pyrite, etc.

Gaulsberg quarry, Ortenberg, Wetteraukreis, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany
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Pyrite

Gaulsberg quarry, Ortenberg, Wetteraukreis, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany
06492170017272024775757.jpg
Pyrite

Gaulsberg quarry, Ortenberg, Wetteraukreis, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany
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Pyrite, etc.

Gaulsberg quarry, Ortenberg, Wetteraukreis, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany
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Pyrite, etc.

Gaulsberg quarry, Ortenberg, Wetteraukreis, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Pyrite
Formula:FeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Natrolite2
Saponite1
Calcite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Gaulsberg quarry, Ortenberg, Wetteraukreis, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany
Photo GalleryView Gallery (5 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:153276
Long-form Identifier:1:3:153276:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
26.7km (16.6 miles) ⓘManganese mine, Ober-Rosbach (Oberrosbach), Rosbach vor der Höhe, Wetteraukreis, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany
30.2km (18.7 miles) ⓘSegen Gottes Mine, Oberwestern, Westerngrund, Aschaffenburg District, Lower Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
30.6km (19.0 miles) ⓘWundertshecke Mine, Friedrichsthal, Wehrheim, Hochtaunuskreis, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany
31.1km (19.3 miles) ⓘPhillipseck Mine, Münster, Butzbach, Wetteraukreis, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany
31.8km (19.8 miles) ⓘHilfe Gottes Mine, Großkahl, Kleinkahl, Aschaffenburg District, Lower Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
31.9km (19.8 miles) ⓘAnna Mine, Friedrichsthal, Wehrheim, Hochtaunuskreis, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany
32.8km (20.4 miles) ⓘJeanette Mine, Kransberg, Usingen, Hochtaunuskreis, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany
32.9km (20.4 miles) ⓘ"Im Lochborn" Copper mine, Bieber, Biebergemünd, Main-Kinzig-Kreis, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany
34.8km (21.6 miles) ⓘRabengrund, Hörstein, Alzenau, Aschaffenburg District, Lower Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
36.1km (22.4 miles) ⓘHoffnungsglück mine (Rosa Mine), Sommerkahl, Aschaffenburg District, Lower Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
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