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Pyrite from
Valle Giove stope, Rio Mine, Rio Marina, Rio, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy


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Pyrite, etc.

Valle Giove stope, Rio Mine, Rio Marina, Rio, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy
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Pyrite, etc.

Valle Giove stope, Rio Mine, Rio Marina, Rio, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy
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Pyrite

Valle Giove stope, Rio Mine, Rio Marina, Rio, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy
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Pyrite

Valle Giove stope, Rio Mine, Rio Marina, Rio, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy
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Pyrite, etc.

Valle Giove stope, Rio Mine, Rio Marina, Rio, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy
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Pyrite, etc.

Valle Giove stope, Rio Mine, Rio Marina, Rio, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy
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Pyrite

Valle Giove stope, Rio Mine, Rio Marina, Rio, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy
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Pyrite

Valle Giove stope, Rio Mine, Rio Marina, Rio, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy
07712230017272003046642.jpg
Pyrite, etc.

Valle Giove stope, Rio Mine, Rio Marina, Rio, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy
09634780017272077482209.jpg
Pyrite, etc.

Valle Giove stope, Rio Mine, Rio Marina, Rio, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy
06567360017272077769392.jpg
Pyrite

Valle Giove stope, Rio Mine, Rio Marina, Rio, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy
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Pyrite

Valle Giove stope, Rio Mine, Rio Marina, Rio, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy
Locality type:Stope
Classification
Species:Pyrite
Formula:FeS2
Quality for species:Good crystals or rich for species - important (!)
Abundance at site:Common
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Hematite29
Fluorite3
K Feldspar2
- var Adularia2
Gypsum1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Valle Giove stope, Rio Mine, Rio Marina, Rio, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy
Photo GalleryView Gallery (34 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:236466
Long-form Identifier:1:3:236466:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘFalcacci stope, Rio Mine, Rio Marina, Rio, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘRio Mine, Rio Marina, Rio, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy
0.6km (0.4 miles) ⓘRosseto stope, Rio Mine, Rio Marina, Rio, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy
0.7km (0.4 miles) ⓘAntenna stope, Rio Mine, Rio Marina, Rio, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy
0.9km (0.6 miles) ⓘVigneria stope, Rio Mine, Rio Marina, Rio, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘLa Cavina, Rio Mine, Rio Marina, Rio, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘBacino stope, Rio Mine, Rio Marina, Rio, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy
1.4km (0.9 miles) ⓘLe Conche Mine, Rio Marina, Rio, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘTorre di Rio - Santa Filomena area (Monte della Torre), Rio Marina, Rio, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy
2.3km (1.4 miles) ⓘFornacelle and Rio Albano Mines, Cavo, Rio Marina, Rio, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy
References
Panichi, U. (1909) Sulla Pirite dell'Elba. Rivista di Mineralogia e Cristallografia Italiana, 38. 12-35
Garofalo, Paolo S., Redi, Daniele, Malafeevskiy, Nikita, Schwarz, Gunnar, Neff, Christoph, Schmidt, Peter Keresztes, Günther, Detlef (2025) Failed genesis of a Fe-skarn deposit caused by redox states of intrusion and wall rocks (Torre di Rio, Island of Elba, Italy). Ore Geology Reviews, 177. 106446 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2025.106446
 
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