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Pyrite from
Rosebery Mine, Rosebery, Rosebery district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia


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Pyrite

Rosebery Mine, Rosebery, Rosebery district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
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Pyrite

Rosebery Mine, Rosebery, Rosebery district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
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Pyrite

Rosebery Mine, Rosebery, Rosebery district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
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Pyrite

Rosebery Mine, Rosebery, Rosebery district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
03548840017271953977495.jpg
Pyrite

Rosebery Mine, Rosebery, Rosebery district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
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Pyrite

Rosebery Mine, Rosebery, Rosebery district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Pyrite
Formula:FeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Witherite4
Galena4
Barytocalcite2
Calcite2
Sphalerite1
Harmotome1
Vittinkiite1
Rhodonite1
Kutnohorite1
Spessartine1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Rosebery Mine, Rosebery, Rosebery district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:292125
Long-form Identifier:1:3:292125:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
2.2km (1.4 miles) ⓘColebrook Hill Mine, Colebrook Hill, Rosebery district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
2.9km (1.8 miles) ⓘKoonya prospect, Rosebery district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
6.1km (3.8 miles) ⓘRingville, North Dundas, Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
6.4km (3.9 miles) ⓘRenison Bell Mine, North Dundas, Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
6.4km (3.9 miles) ⓘHercules Mine, Williamsford, Rosebery district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
6.7km (4.2 miles) ⓘRing River, North Dundas, Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
7.0km (4.3 miles) ⓘSouth Hercules Gold deposit, Williamsford, Rosebery district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
7.2km (4.5 miles) ⓘCurtin-Davis Mine, Ringville, North Dundas, Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
7.9km (4.9 miles) ⓘWallace's Prospect, North Dundas, Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
8.6km (5.3 miles) ⓘHecla Mine, North Dundas, Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
References
Brathwaite, R. L. (1969). The geology of the Rosebery ore deposit (Doctoral dissertation, University of Tasmania).
Eastoe, Christopher J., Solomon, M., Walshe, J. L. (1987) District-scale alteration associated with massive sulfide deposits in the Mount Read Volcanics, western Tasmania. Economic Geology, 82 (5) 1239-1258 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.82.5.1239
Huston, David L., Large, Ross R. (1988) Distribution, mineralogy, and geochemistry of gold and silver in the north end orebody, Rosebery, Tasmania. Economic Geology, 83 (6) 1181-1192 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.83.6.1181
Zaw, K., Large, R. R., & Huston, D. L. (1997). Petrologic and geochemical significance of a Devonian replacement zone in the Cambrian Rosebery massive sulfide deposit, western Tasmania. The Canadian Mineralogist, 35(5), 1325-1349.
Large, Ross R., Allen, Rodney L., Blake, Michael D., Herrmann, Walter (2001) Hydrothermal Alteration and Volatile Element Halos for the Rosebery K Lens Volcanic-Hosted Massive Sulfide Deposit, Western Tasmania. Economic Geology, 96 (5) 1055-1072 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.96.5.1055
 
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