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Pyrite from
Săsar Mine, Săsar-Valea Roșie mining area, Baia Mare, Maramureș County, Romania


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Pyrite, etc.

Săsar Mine, Săsar-Valea Roșie mining area, Baia Mare, Maramureș County, Romania
06585020017760646888551.jpg
Pyrite, etc.

Săsar Mine, Săsar-Valea Roșie mining area, Baia Mare, Maramureș County, Romania
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Pyrite, etc.

Săsar Mine, Săsar-Valea Roșie mining area, Baia Mare, Maramureș County, Romania
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Pyrite
Formula:FeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz3
Chalcopyrite2
Galena2
Baiamareite2
Fizélyite2
Boulangerite2
Calcite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Săsar Mine, Săsar-Valea Roșie mining area, Baia Mare, Maramureș County, Romania
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1912727
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1912727:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
3.1km (1.9 miles) ⓘAurum ore deposit, Săsar-Valea Roșie mining area, Baia Mare, Maramureș County, Romania
3.5km (2.2 miles) ⓘValea Roșie ore deposit, Săsar-Valea Roșie mining area, Baia Mare, Maramureș County, Romania
4.0km (2.5 miles) ⓘDealul Crucii adit, Baia Mare, Maramureș County, Romania
4.8km (3.0 miles) ⓘIojica-Bartoșa ore deposit, Bartoșa-Wilhelm ore deposit, Săsar-Valea Roșie mining area, Baia Mare, Maramureș County, Romania
5.7km (3.6 miles) ⓘBartoșa-Wilhelm ore deposit, Săsar-Valea Roșie mining area, Baia Mare, Maramureș County, Romania
6.4km (4.0 miles) ⓘWilhelm mining area (Wilhelm-Trei Stejari mining area; Wilhelm Mine), Bartoșa-Wilhelm ore deposit, Săsar-Valea Roșie mining area, Baia Mare, Maramureș County, Romania
8.7km (5.4 miles) ⓘHerja Mine, Baia Mare, Maramureș County, Romania
9.5km (5.9 miles) ⓘNistru-Baita (Nistru Mine), Aurum, Tăuții-Măgherăuș, Maramureș County, Romania
10.5km (6.6 miles) ⓘTyuzoșa-Ludovica ore deposit, Săsar-Valea Roșie mining area, Baia Mare, Maramureș County, Romania
12.7km (7.9 miles) ⓘMinei Hill open pit, Baia Sprie mine, Baia Sprie, Maramureș County, Romania
References
George Dinca CollectionIdentified by George Dinca: Visual Identification, SEM-EDS
 
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