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Pyrite from
Rodalquilar, Níjar, Almería, Andalusia, Spain


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Pyrite, etc.

Filón 340, Rodalquilar, Níjar, Almería, Andalusia, Spain
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Pyrite, etc.

Filón 340, Rodalquilar, Níjar, Almería, Andalusia, Spain
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Pyrite, etc.

Filón 340, Rodalquilar, Níjar, Almería, Andalusia, Spain
Locality type:Village
Classification
Species:Pyrite
Formula:FeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:SEM-EDS
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Tellurite3
Krennerite3
Native Gold3
Paratellurite3
Rodalquilarite3
Quartz2
Enargite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Rodalquilar, Níjar, Almería, Andalusia, Spain
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:321329
Long-form Identifier:1:3:321329:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Pyrite in this Region
Sol Mine, Cerro de los Guardias, Rodalquilar, Níjar, Almería, Andalusia, Spain
Dique 2, Cerro del Cinto, Rodalquilar, Níjar, Almería, Andalusia, Spain
Dique 7, Cerro del Cinto, Rodalquilar, Níjar, Almería, Andalusia, Spain
Filón 340, Rodalquilar, Níjar, Almería, Andalusia, Spain
Filón 450, Rodalquilar, Níjar, Almería, Andalusia, Spain
María Josefa Mine, Rodalquilar, Níjar, Almería, Andalusia, Spain
Mina San Diego, Rodalquilar, Níjar, Almería, Andalusia, Spain
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
1.4km (0.9 miles) ⓘSol Mine, Cerro de los Guardias, Rodalquilar, Níjar, Almería, Andalusia, Spain
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘFilón 340, Rodalquilar, Níjar, Almería, Andalusia, Spain
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘDique 2, Cerro del Cinto, Rodalquilar, Níjar, Almería, Andalusia, Spain
2.1km (1.3 miles) ⓘFilón 450, Rodalquilar, Níjar, Almería, Andalusia, Spain
2.2km (1.4 miles) ⓘMina San Diego, Rodalquilar, Níjar, Almería, Andalusia, Spain
4.1km (2.5 miles) ⓘMaría Josefa Mine, Rodalquilar, Níjar, Almería, Andalusia, Spain
21.2km (13.2 miles) ⓘPalai-Islica deposit, Carboneras, Almería, Andalusia, Spain
24.9km (15.4 miles) ⓘLaízquez Mines, Huebro, Níjar, Almería, Andalusia, Spain
33.7km (21.0 miles) ⓘDescuido mine, Barranco Hondo, Pechina, Almería, Andalusia, Spain
34.1km (21.2 miles) ⓘMina Casualidad, Baños de Alhamilla, Pechina, Almería, Andalusia, Spain
References
Ignacio Gaspar Collection
Queralt, I., M. Kanazirski, M. Gorova (1995): Adularia-sericite type wallrock alteration at the Maria Josefa gold mine: an example of low sulfidation epithermal ore deposit, within the volcanic Rodalquilar caldera (SE, Spain). Acta Geologica Hispanica, 30 (4), 91-101. [http://digital.csic.es/bitstream/10261/6766/1/105895.pdf]
 
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