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Pyrite from
Blue Hill quarry, Westmoreland County, New South Wales, Australia


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Pyrite, etc.

Blue Hill quarry, Westmoreland County, New South Wales, Australia
01697640017369933715771.jpg
Pyrite, etc.

Blue Hill quarry, Westmoreland County, New South Wales, Australia
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Pyrite, etc.

Blue Hill quarry, Westmoreland County, New South Wales, Australia
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Pyrite
Formula:FeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Goethite1
Quartz1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Blue Hill quarry, Westmoreland County, New South Wales, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:385516
Long-form Identifier:1:3:385516:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
17.2km (10.7 miles) ⓘNorth Wiseman's Mine (Eyrie South), Wisemans Creek, Westmoreland County, New South Wales, Australia
17.2km (10.7 miles) ⓘBlack Bullock Mine, Westmoreland County, New South Wales, Australia
20.0km (12.4 miles) ⓘCash Essington Mine (Essington Mine), Essington, Westmoreland County, New South Wales, Australia
20.6km (12.8 miles) ⓘCopperhill Mines (Forans Mine; Little Wisemans Creek mine), Wisemans Creek, Westmoreland County, New South Wales, Australia
21.2km (13.2 miles) ⓘPhoenix Mine (Larrys Hill Mine; Hopeful Mine), Wisemans Creek, Westmoreland County, New South Wales, Australia
21.2km (13.2 miles) ⓘTuglow Copper Mine (Bouchiers Mine; Irskines Mine), Shooters Hill, Westmoreland County, New South Wales, Australia
21.5km (13.3 miles) ⓘMabel Mine, Wisemans Creek, Westmoreland County, New South Wales, Australia
23.6km (14.6 miles) ⓘSouth Wisemans Mine, Wisemans Creek, Westmoreland County, New South Wales, Australia
23.6km (14.7 miles) ⓘJocelyn Mine, Wisemans Creek, Westmoreland County, New South Wales, Australia
23.8km (14.8 miles) ⓘCarters Hill Gold Mine, Dog Rocks, Westmoreland County, New South Wales, Australia
References
Cendón, Daniel I., Graham, Ian T., Colchester, David, M, Pogson, Ross E., Austen, Douglas (2004) Smoky quartz and associated minerals from Blue Hill quarry, Oberon, New South Wales. Australian Journal of Mineralogy, 10 (2) 47-52
 
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