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Pyrite from
Grund mine, Bergstadt Bad Grund, Bad Grund, Göttingen District, Lower Saxony, Germany


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Pyrite, etc.

Grund mine, Bergstadt Bad Grund, Bad Grund, Göttingen District, Lower Saxony, Germany
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Pyrite, etc.

Grund mine, Bergstadt Bad Grund, Bad Grund, Göttingen District, Lower Saxony, Germany
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Pyrite, etc.

Grund mine, Bergstadt Bad Grund, Bad Grund, Göttingen District, Lower Saxony, Germany
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Pyrite, etc.

Grund mine, Bergstadt Bad Grund, Bad Grund, Göttingen District, Lower Saxony, Germany
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Pyrite, etc.

Grund mine, Bergstadt Bad Grund, Bad Grund, Göttingen District, Lower Saxony, Germany
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Pyrite, etc.

Grund mine, Bergstadt Bad Grund, Bad Grund, Göttingen District, Lower Saxony, Germany
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Pyrite, etc.

Grund mine, Bergstadt Bad Grund, Bad Grund, Göttingen District, Lower Saxony, Germany
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Pyrite, etc.

Grund mine, Bergstadt Bad Grund, Bad Grund, Göttingen District, Lower Saxony, Germany
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Pyrite, etc.

Grund mine, Bergstadt Bad Grund, Bad Grund, Göttingen District, Lower Saxony, Germany
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Pyrite, etc.

Grund mine, Bergstadt Bad Grund, Bad Grund, Göttingen District, Lower Saxony, Germany
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Grund mine, Bergstadt Bad Grund, Bad Grund, Göttingen District, Lower Saxony, Germany
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Grund mine, Bergstadt Bad Grund, Bad Grund, Göttingen District, Lower Saxony, Germany
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Pyrite
Formula:FeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz18
Sphalerite16
Galena16
Chalcopyrite11
Calcite4
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Grund mine, Bergstadt Bad Grund, Bad Grund, Göttingen District, Lower Saxony, Germany
Photo GalleryView Gallery (3 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:30625
Long-form Identifier:1:3:30625:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
2.4km (1.5 miles) ⓘBiseschacht, Iberg, Bergstadt Bad Grund, Bad Grund, Göttingen District, Lower Saxony, Germany
2.5km (1.6 miles) ⓘWinterberg Quarry, Iberg, Bergstadt Bad Grund, Bad Grund, Göttingen District, Lower Saxony, Germany
4.3km (2.7 miles) ⓘGlückauf Mine, Hütschen valley, Harz (Landkreis Goslar), Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany
8.1km (5.0 miles) ⓘSt Lorenz Mine, Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany
8.4km (5.2 miles) ⓘLautenthal smelter slag locality, Lautenthal, Langelsheim, Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany
10.9km (6.8 miles) ⓘKahlenberg district, Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany
11.7km (7.3 miles) ⓘCharlotte Mine, Harz (Landkreis Goslar), Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany
12.0km (7.5 miles) ⓘFriederike Mine, Lautenthal, Langelsheim, Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany
12.4km (7.7 miles) ⓘGlücksrad Mine, Oberschulenberg, Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany
13.8km (8.6 miles) ⓘHeimberg quarry, Harz (Landkreis Goslar), Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany
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