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Pyrite from
Lewis Ponds, Bathurst Co., New South Wales, Australia


Locality type:Mining Area
Classification
Species:Pyrite
Formula:FeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Lewis Ponds, Bathurst Co., New South Wales, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1923912
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1923912:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Pyrite in this Region
Cesars Workings (Cesars Prospect), Lewis Ponds, Bathurst Co., New South Wales, Australia
Dead Horse Gully Mine (Dead Horse Mine; Nicholson's Mine), Lewis Ponds, Bathurst Co., New South Wales, Australia
Ophir Copper Mine (Ophir Mine), Lewis Ponds, Bathurst Co., New South Wales, Australia
Toms Mine (Sulphide Corporation Mine; Lewis Ponds Project), Lewis Ponds, Bathurst Co., New South Wales, Australia
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
1.4km (0.9 miles) ⓘToms Mine (Sulphide Corporation Mine; Lewis Ponds Project), Lewis Ponds, Bathurst Co., New South Wales, Australia
2.5km (1.6 miles) ⓘCesars Workings (Cesars Prospect), Lewis Ponds, Bathurst Co., New South Wales, Australia
5.4km (3.4 miles) ⓘDead Horse Gully Mine (Dead Horse Mine; Nicholson's Mine), Lewis Ponds, Bathurst Co., New South Wales, Australia
5.9km (3.7 miles) ⓘBobs Mount Mine, Lucknow, Bathurst Co., New South Wales, Australia
7.8km (4.8 miles) ⓘOphir Copper Mine (Ophir Mine), Lewis Ponds, Bathurst Co., New South Wales, Australia
9.9km (6.2 miles) ⓘCarangera Mine, Byng, Bathurst Co., New South Wales, Australia
13.0km (8.1 miles) ⓘWellwood Mine, Orange, Bathurst Co., New South Wales, Australia
13.2km (8.2 miles) ⓘLucknow Gold Mines, Lucknow, Bathurst Co., New South Wales, Australia
13.4km (8.3 miles) ⓘDiamond Hill Mine, Orange, Bathurst Co., New South Wales, Australia
13.5km (8.4 miles) ⓘMt Shorter Mine, Clergate, Wellington Co., New South Wales, Australia
References
Downes, P. M.; Pogson, D. J.; Nix, L.; Robson, D. F.; Sherwin, L. (2004) World-Class Mineral Deposits of the Lachlan Orogen New South Wales – Australia. ASEG2004 EXCURSION GUIDE.
 
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