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Pyrite from
Slate mines, Ludwigsstadt, Kronach District, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany


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Pyrite

Slate mines, Ludwigsstadt, Kronach District, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
02847140017371019598749.jpg
Pyrite

Slate mines, Ludwigsstadt, Kronach District, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
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Pyrite

Slate mines, Ludwigsstadt, Kronach District, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Pyrite
Formula:FeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Slate mines, Ludwigsstadt, Kronach District, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:318700
Long-form Identifier:1:3:318700:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
2.5km (1.6 miles) ⓘSlate quarries, Lehesten, Saalfeld-Rudolstadt District, Thuringia, Germany
6.5km (4.0 miles) ⓘHenneberg Quarry, Weitisberga, Wurzbach, Saale-Orla District, Thuringia, Germany
11.0km (6.9 miles) ⓘArnsbach, Probstzella, Saalfeld-Rudolstadt District, Thuringia, Germany
11.3km (7.0 miles) ⓘUnterloquitz, Probstzella, Saalfeld-Rudolstadt District, Thuringia, Germany
14.8km (9.2 miles) ⓘMorassina Mine, Schmiedefeld, Saalfeld, Saalfeld-Rudolstadt District, Thuringia, Germany
17.7km (11.0 miles) ⓘJeremias Glück Mine (Fairy Grotto), Garnsdorf, Saalfeld, Saalfeld-Rudolstadt District, Thuringia, Germany
18.5km (11.5 miles) ⓘLimestone pit, Kamsdorf, Unterwellenborn, Saalfeld-Rudolstadt District, Thuringia, Germany
18.6km (11.6 miles) ⓘMuckenberg quarry, Saalburg-Ebersdorf, Saale-Orla District, Thuringia, Germany
18.7km (11.6 miles) ⓘTännig, Bad Lobenstein, Saale-Orla District, Thuringia, Germany
20.4km (12.6 miles) ⓘAlt & Neu Bescheert Glück Mines, Lichtenberg, Hof District, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
References
Müller, F. (1984) Bayerns steinreiche Ecke. 2nd ed., Oberfränkische Verlagsanstalt und Druckerei GmbH, Hof, Bavaria, Germany.
 
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