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Pyrrhotite from
Birtavarre mining district, Kåfjord, Troms og Finnmark, Norway


Locality type:Mining District
Classification
Species:Pyrrhotite
Formula:Fe1-xS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrrhotite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Birtavarre mining district, Kåfjord, Troms og Finnmark, Norway
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:166813
Long-form Identifier:1:3:166813:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Pyrrhotite in this Region
Akkavaggi, Birtavarre mining district, Kåfjord, Troms og Finnmark, Norway
Moskogaissa 111 Mine, Moskogaissa Mines, Birtavarre mining district, Kåfjord, Troms og Finnmark, Norway
Moskogaissa 115 Mine, Moskogaissa Mines, Birtavarre mining district, Kåfjord, Troms og Finnmark, Norway
Moskogaissa 117 Mine, Moskogaissa Mines, Birtavarre mining district, Kåfjord, Troms og Finnmark, Norway
Sabetjok Mine, Birtavarre mining district, Kåfjord, Troms og Finnmark, Norway
Skaide Mine, Birtavarre mining district, Kåfjord, Troms og Finnmark, Norway
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrrhotite
4.3km (2.7 miles) ⓘSkaide Mine, Birtavarre mining district, Kåfjord, Troms og Finnmark, Norway
4.8km (3.0 miles) ⓘSabetjok Mine, Birtavarre mining district, Kåfjord, Troms og Finnmark, Norway
5.5km (3.4 miles) ⓘMoskogaissa 111 Mine, Moskogaissa Mines, Birtavarre mining district, Kåfjord, Troms og Finnmark, Norway
5.7km (3.6 miles) ⓘMoskogaissa 115 Mine, Moskogaissa Mines, Birtavarre mining district, Kåfjord, Troms og Finnmark, Norway
6.1km (3.8 miles) ⓘMoskogaissa 117 Mine, Moskogaissa Mines, Birtavarre mining district, Kåfjord, Troms og Finnmark, Norway
19.6km (12.2 miles) ⓘRáisduottarháldi Mountain, Nordreisa, Troms og Finnmark, Norway
20.4km (12.6 miles) ⓘAkkavaggi, Birtavarre mining district, Kåfjord, Troms og Finnmark, Norway
31.3km (19.4 miles) ⓘMoskodalen Mine, Vaddas-Rieppe ore field, Nordreisa, Troms og Finnmark, Norway
36.6km (22.8 miles) ⓘØvre Lankavarre, Vaddas-Rieppe ore field, Nordreisa, Troms og Finnmark, Norway
39.2km (24.4 miles) ⓘRieppe, Vaddas-Rieppe ore field, Nordreisa, Troms og Finnmark, Norway
References
Vokes, F. M. (1957) The Copper Deposits of the Birtavarre District, Troms, Northern Norway. Norges Geologiske Undersøkelse 199. Norges Geologiske Undersøkelse (NGU)
 
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