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Pyrite from
Qaleh-Zari Mine (Ghale Zari Mine), Nehbandan County, South Khorasan Province, Iran


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Pyrite
Formula:FeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz7
Calcite7
Dolomite5
Chalcopyrite1
Hematite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Qaleh-Zari Mine (Ghale Zari Mine), Nehbandan County, South Khorasan Province, Iran
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:385308
Long-form Identifier:1:3:385308:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
14.0km (8.7 miles) ⓘChah Shaljami Cu-Mo porphyry deposit, Khusf County, South Khorasan Province, Iran
24.7km (15.4 miles) ⓘHired Au-Sn deposit, Birjand County, South Khorasan Province, Iran
54.9km (34.1 miles) ⓘKhupic Cu-Au porphyry deposit, Khusf County, South Khorasan Province, Iran
58.4km (36.3 miles) ⓘShadan porphyry gold–copper deposit, Khusf County, South Khorasan Province, Iran
63.6km (39.5 miles) ⓘKhuni deposit, Khusf County, South Khorasan Province, Iran
75.5km (46.9 miles) ⓘBala Zard deposit, Nehbandan County, South Khorasan Province, Iran
81.6km (50.7 miles) ⓘMaher abad Cu-Au porphyry deposit, Khusf County, South Khorasan Province, Iran
96.1km (59.7 miles) ⓘDehsalm Cu-Mo porphyry deposit, Nehbandan County, South Khorasan Province, Iran
References
Karimpour, M.H., Zaw, K., Huston, D.L. (2005) S-C-O Isotopes, Fluid Inclusion Microthermometry, and the Genesis of Ore Bearing Fluids at Qaleh-Zari Fe-Oxide Cu-Au-Ag Mine, Iran. Journal of Sciences, Islamic Republic of Iran: 16(2): 153-168.
Hassan-Nezhad, A. A., & Moore, F. (2006). A stable isotope and fluid inclusion study of the Qaleh-ZariCu–Au–Ag deposit, Khorasan Province, Iran. Journal of Asian Earth Sciences, 27(6), 805-818.
 
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