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Pyrrhotite from
Raeburn quarry, Breadalbane, Northern Midlands municipality, Tasmania, Australia


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Pyrrhotite
Formula:Fe1-xS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Mullite1
Corundum1
Spinel1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrrhotite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Raeburn quarry, Breadalbane, Northern Midlands municipality, Tasmania, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1908766
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1908766:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrrhotite
46.0km (28.6 miles) ⓘStoreys Creek Mine, Rossarden mining district, Northern Midlands municipality, Tasmania, Australia
48.3km (30.0 miles) ⓘAberfoyle Mine (Aberfoyle Tin Mine; Rossarden Tin Mine), Rossarden mining district, Northern Midlands municipality, Tasmania, Australia
53.5km (33.3 miles) ⓘAndersons Creek, Beaconsfield district, West Tamar municipality, Tasmania, Australia
70.6km (43.9 miles) ⓘFiretower prospect, Lower Beulah, Kentish municipality, Tasmania, Australia
75.1km (46.6 miles) ⓘAnchor Mine, Lottah, Blue Tier district, Break O'Day municipality, Tasmania, Australia
97.7km (60.7 miles) ⓘStormont mine, Moina - Middlesex District, Kentish municipality, Tasmania, Australia
References
Ralph Bottrill analysisIdentification: XRD, SEM-EDS
 
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