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Pyrrhotite from
Arthur River Magnesite Deposit, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia


Locality type:Deposit
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 Arthur River Magnesite Deposit, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1698543
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1698543:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrrhotite
28.9km (18.0 miles) ⓘSlaughteryard face, Mount Bischoff Mine, Waratah-Mt Bischoff, Waratah district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
29.1km (18.1 miles) ⓘMount Bischoff Mine, Waratah-Mt Bischoff, Waratah district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
32.1km (20.0 miles) ⓘKara Mines, Hampshire mining district, Burnie City, Tasmania, Australia
32.7km (20.3 miles) ⓘLord Brassey Mine, Heazlewood district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
33.7km (20.9 miles) ⓘMt Cleveland Mine, Luina, Heazlewood district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
40.1km (24.9 miles) ⓘMt Youngbuck skarn, Heazlewood district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
45.2km (28.1 miles) ⓘMt Ramsay mine, Mt Ramsay, Waratah district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
57.6km (35.8 miles) ⓘSilver Reward mine, Interview River district, Circular Head municipality, Tasmania, Australia
57.9km (36.0 miles) ⓘElliotts Reward, Interview River copper deposits, Interview River district, Circular Head municipality, Tasmania, Australia
60.3km (37.4 miles) ⓘStormont mine, Moina - Middlesex District, Kentish municipality, Tasmania, Australia
References
Appiah, Alfredtina Akua Abrafi, Hunt, Julie, Fathi, Mohammadbagher, Missen, Owen P., Hong, Wei, Belousov, Ivan, Kameniar-Sandery, Verity, Wilson, Mick (2025) Geometallurgical Characterization of the Arthur River Magnesite Deposit, Northwestern Tasmania for Pathways to Production. Minerals, 15 (3). doi:10.3390/min15030247
 
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