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Pyrite from
Vrå Prospects, Vrådal, Kviteseid, Telemark, Norway


Locality type:Prospect
Classification
Species:Pyrite
Formula:FeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Vrå Prospects, Vrådal, Kviteseid, Telemark, Norway
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:178116
Long-form Identifier:1:3:178116:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Pyrite in this Region
Geitnett Prospect, Vrå Prospects, Vrådal, Kviteseid, Telemark, Norway
Rysjan Prospect, Vrå Prospects, Vrådal, Kviteseid, Telemark, Norway
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
2.1km (1.3 miles) ⓘHægland Mine, Vrådal, Kviteseid, Telemark, Norway
3.3km (2.1 miles) ⓘÅrus prospect, Kviteseid, Telemark, Norway
3.8km (2.3 miles) ⓘBerge Mine, Kviteseid, Telemark, Norway
7.9km (4.9 miles) ⓘKlauvreidnuten Copper Mine, Bandaksli copper mines, Klauvreid, Tokke, Telemark, Norway
10.5km (6.5 miles) ⓘBjørgostaul Prospects, Kviteseid, Telemark, Norway
11.2km (7.0 miles) ⓘListaulli Mine, Kviteseid, Telemark, Norway
11.9km (7.4 miles) ⓘÅmdals Verk Mines, Tokke, Telemark, Norway
17.1km (10.6 miles) ⓘÅmli Mine, Vestgruben Mines, Morgedal, Kviteseid, Telemark, Norway
17.5km (10.9 miles) ⓘDalen Main mine, Dalen Molybdenum and Copper Mines, Dalen, Tokke, Telemark, Norway
19.5km (12.1 miles) ⓘVein No. 4 - upper adit, Riplusdalsnuten deposit, Skafså, Tokke, Telemark, Norway
References
Vogt, J. H. L. (1886) Norske ertsforekomster III: Om den Thelemark-Sætersdal'ske ertsformation [Norwegian ore deposits III: About the Thelemark-Sætersdal ore formation]. Archiv for mathematik og naturvidenskab , 10. 16-59 p.26
 
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