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Pyrite from
Arensberg, Zilsdorf, Walsdorf, Gerolstein, Vulkaneifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany


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Pyrite, etc.

Arensberg, Zilsdorf, Walsdorf, Gerolstein, Vulkaneifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Pyrite, etc.

Arensberg, Zilsdorf, Walsdorf, Gerolstein, Vulkaneifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Pyrite, etc.

Arensberg, Zilsdorf, Walsdorf, Gerolstein, Vulkaneifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Pyrite, etc.

Arensberg, Zilsdorf, Walsdorf, Gerolstein, Vulkaneifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Pyrite, etc.

Arensberg, Zilsdorf, Walsdorf, Gerolstein, Vulkaneifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Pyrite, etc.

Arensberg, Zilsdorf, Walsdorf, Gerolstein, Vulkaneifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Pyrite, etc.

Arensberg, Zilsdorf, Walsdorf, Gerolstein, Vulkaneifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Pyrite, etc.

Arensberg, Zilsdorf, Walsdorf, Gerolstein, Vulkaneifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Pyrite, etc.

Arensberg, Zilsdorf, Walsdorf, Gerolstein, Vulkaneifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Pyrite, etc.

Arensberg, Zilsdorf, Walsdorf, Gerolstein, Vulkaneifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Pyrite, etc.

Arensberg, Zilsdorf, Walsdorf, Gerolstein, Vulkaneifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Arensberg, Zilsdorf, Walsdorf, Gerolstein, Vulkaneifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Pyrite
Formula:FeS2
Habit:usually cubes up to 1mm
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Phillipsite Subgroup2
Goethite2
Thomsonite-Ca2
Calcite2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Arensberg, Zilsdorf, Walsdorf, Gerolstein, Vulkaneifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Photo GalleryView Gallery (4 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:29299
Long-form Identifier:1:3:29299:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
5.6km (3.5 miles) ⓘWotan Quarry, Ahütte, Üxheim, Gerolstein, Vulkaneifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
7.1km (4.4 miles) ⓘPb-Zn occurrence, Wiesbaum, Gerolstein, Vulkaneifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
9.2km (5.7 miles) ⓘRother Kopf, Roth, Gerolstein, Gerolstein, Vulkaneifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
10.6km (6.6 miles) ⓘBurgkopf, Hoffeld, Adenau, Ahrweiler, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
13.9km (8.6 miles) ⓘKalem, Birresborn, Gerolstein, Vulkaneifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
13.9km (8.7 miles) ⓘRosalie Mine, Müllenbach, Adenau, Ahrweiler, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
15.4km (9.6 miles) ⓘLöhley, Üdersdorf, Daun, Vulkaneifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
18.2km (11.3 miles) ⓘDorothea Mine, Fuchshofen, Adenau, Ahrweiler, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
19.1km (11.9 miles) ⓘBergkrone mine, Uersfeld, Kelberg, Vulkaneifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
21.8km (13.6 miles) ⓘSilberberg Mine, Schmidtheim, Blankenheim, Euskirchen, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
References
Hentschel, Gerhard (1983) Die Mineralien der Eifelvulkane (1st ed.). Christian Weise Verlag. 152 pp.
Doornveld, H.Y. (1987) Enkele mineraalvoorkomens in de Eifel. GEA, 20 (1), 32-36 (in Dutch).
 
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