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Pyrrhotite from
Severny mine, Pechenga Ni-Cu ore field, Pechengsky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Pyrrhotite
Formula:Fe1-xS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Chalcopyrite73
Pentlandite63
Sphalerite13
Native Platinum10
Magnetite8
Trioctahedral mica7
Chromite-Magnesiochromite Series6
Ilmenite4
Sperrylite4
Pyrite2
Altaite2
Quartz1
Calcite1
Graphite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrrhotite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Severny mine, Pechenga Ni-Cu ore field, Pechengsky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
Photo GalleryView Gallery (7 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1628131
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1628131:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrrhotite
1.9km (1.2 miles) Pilgujärvi deposit, Eastern ore camp, Pechenga Ni-Cu ore field, Pechengsky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
5.3km (3.3 miles) Sputnik-Verkhnee deposit, Eastern ore camp, Pechenga Ni-Cu ore field, Pechengsky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
6.1km (3.8 miles) Kola Superdeep Borehole (SG-3; СГ-3), Pechengsky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
13.2km (8.2 miles) Pados-​Tundra Complex, Serpentinite Belt, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
15.9km (9.9 miles) Kotselvaara deposit, Western ore camp, Pechenga Ni-Cu ore field, Pechengsky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
89.7km (55.8 miles) Seblyavr Massif, Kolsky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
References
Dr. Günter Grundmann collectionIdentified by Dr. Günter Grundmann: Polarised-light microscopy
 
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