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Pyrite from
Ashio mine (Ashio copper mine), Ashio, Nikko City, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan


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Pyrite

Ashio mine, Ashio, Nikko City, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan
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Pyrite

Ashio mine, Ashio, Nikko City, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan
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Pyrite

Ashio mine, Ashio, Nikko City, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan
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Pyrite

Ashio mine, Ashio, Nikko City, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan
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Pyrite

Ashio mine, Ashio, Nikko City, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan
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Pyrite

Ashio mine, Ashio, Nikko City, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan
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Pyrite

Ashio mine, Ashio, Nikko City, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan
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Pyrite

Ashio mine, Ashio, Nikko City, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan
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Pyrite

Ashio mine, Ashio, Nikko City, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan
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Pyrite

Ashio mine, Ashio, Nikko City, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan
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Pyrite

Ashio mine, Ashio, Nikko City, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan
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Pyrite

Ashio mine, Ashio, Nikko City, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Pyrite
Formula:FeS2
Habit:pyritohedral
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Fluorapatite3
Chalcopyrite3
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Ashio mine (Ashio copper mine), Ashio, Nikko City, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan
Photo GalleryView Gallery (3 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:363594
Long-form Identifier:1:3:363594:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
11.0km (6.8 miles) ⓘHagidaira mine, Seta, Midori City, Gunma Prefecture, Japan
14.7km (9.1 miles) ⓘShohwa mine (Showa mine), Kiryu City, Gunma Prefecture, Japan
17.6km (10.9 miles) ⓘKaso Mine, Kanuma City, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan
27.1km (16.8 miles) ⓘOdaki orebody, Kyurasawa mine, Ashio, Nikko City, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan
28.4km (17.7 miles) ⓘNebazawa mine, Katashina, Tone District, Gunma Prefecture, Japan
29.5km (18.3 miles) ⓘKidogasawa Mine, Nikko City, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan
51.1km (31.8 miles) ⓘYaso Mine, Minamiaizu District, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan
62.3km (38.7 miles) ⓘNanetsu mine, Minamiuonuma City, Niigata Prefecture, Japan
77.8km (48.3 miles) ⓘTakatori mine, Shirosato-machi, Higashiibaraki District, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan
79.4km (49.3 miles) ⓘKurosawa Mine, Minamiaizu District, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan
References
Patchick, Paul F. (1959) Amazing Ashio. Gems & Minerals, (262) 14-18, 87.
Sadanaga, Ryoichi, Bunno, Michiaki (1974) The Wakabayashi Mineral Collection. Bulletin 7. The University Museum, The University of Tokyo
Shimizu, M., Shikazono, N. (1987) Stannoidite-bearing tin ore; mineralogy, texture and physicochemical environment of formation. The Canadian Mineralogist: 25(2): 229-236.
Kamitani, M., Okumura, K., Teraoka, Y., Miyano, S., Watanabe, Y. (2007) Mineral Resources Map of East Asia, Geological Survey of Japan.
 
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