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Pyrrhotite from
Drosen mine, Löbichau, Altenburger Land District, Thuringia, Germany


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Pyrrhotite

Drosen mine, Löbichau, Altenburger Land District, Thuringia, Germany
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Pyrrhotite

Drosen mine, Löbichau, Altenburger Land District, Thuringia, Germany
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Pyrrhotite, etc.

Drosen mine, Löbichau, Altenburger Land District, Thuringia, Germany
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Pyrrhotite

Drosen mine, Löbichau, Altenburger Land District, Thuringia, Germany
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Pyrrhotite

Drosen mine, Löbichau, Altenburger Land District, Thuringia, Germany
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Pyrrhotite, etc.

Drosen mine, Löbichau, Altenburger Land District, Thuringia, Germany
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Pyrrhotite

Drosen mine, Löbichau, Altenburger Land District, Thuringia, Germany
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Pyrrhotite

Drosen mine, Löbichau, Altenburger Land District, Thuringia, Germany
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Pyrrhotite, etc.

Drosen mine, Löbichau, Altenburger Land District, Thuringia, Germany
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Pyrrhotite
Formula:Fe1-xS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Dolomite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrrhotite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Drosen mine, Löbichau, Altenburger Land District, Thuringia, Germany
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:159606
Long-form Identifier:1:3:159606:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrrhotite
22.7km (14.1 miles) ⓘLoitsch Quarry, Weida, Greiz District, Thuringia, Germany
34.0km (21.1 miles) ⓘAmerika Quarry, Penig, Mittelsachsen, Saxony, Germany
38.9km (24.2 miles) ⓘRatsstein quarry, Hartmannsdorf, Mittelsachsen, Saxony, Germany
41.9km (26.0 miles) ⓘShaft 371, Hartenstein, Zwickau District, Saxony, Germany
42.8km (26.6 miles) ⓘFürstenvertrag Mine (Shaft 90), Schneeberg, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
43.3km (26.9 miles) ⓘRosenkranz Mine, Neustädtel, Schneeberg, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
43.3km (26.9 miles) ⓘWeißer Hirsch Mine (shaft 3), Neustädtel, Schneeberg, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
43.4km (27.0 miles) ⓘAdam Heber Mine (Shaft 43), Neustädtel, Schneeberg, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
43.5km (27.0 miles) ⓘSchindler Mine, Neustädtel, Schneeberg, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
43.6km (27.1 miles) ⓘShaft 296 (dump), Alberoda, Aue-Bad Schlema, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
References
Witzke, Thomas; Rüger, Fritz (1998) Die Minerale der Ronneburger und Culmitzscher Lagerstätten in Thüringen [The minerals of the Ronneburg and Culmitz deposits in Thuringia]. Lapis, 23 (7-8). 26-64; 76-77
 
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