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Pyrite from
Beverley Mine, Paralana High Plains, Wooltana Station (Wooltana), Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia


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 Beverley Mine, Paralana High Plains, Wooltana Station (Wooltana), Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:416583
Long-form Identifier:1:3:416583:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
9.3km (5.8 miles) ⓘFour Mile Uranium Mine (Four Mile Creek Prospect area; Four Mile West deposit; Four Mile East deposit), Paralana High Plains, Wooltana Station (Wooltana), Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
14.6km (9.1 miles) ⓘParalana Hot Springs, Arkaroola (Arkaroola Wilderness Sanctuary; Arkaroola Station), Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
16.4km (10.2 miles) ⓘHodgkinson Prospect, Arkaroola (Arkaroola Wilderness Sanctuary; Arkaroola Station), Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
18.4km (11.4 miles) ⓘLady Buxton Mine, Arkaroola (Arkaroola Wilderness Sanctuary; Arkaroola Station), Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
20.4km (12.7 miles) ⓘEast Painter Prospect, Mount Painter area, Arkaroola (Arkaroola Wilderness Sanctuary; Arkaroola Station), Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
22.0km (13.7 miles) ⓘShamrock Mine (Shamrock Valley; Valley), Yudnamutana District, Arkaroola (Arkaroola Wilderness Sanctuary; Arkaroola Station), Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
22.5km (14.0 miles) ⓘCommonwealth Mine, Mount Painter area, Arkaroola (Arkaroola Wilderness Sanctuary; Arkaroola Station), Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
22.6km (14.0 miles) ⓘMount McDonnell Mine (MacDonnell; Mount McDonald; Mt McDonald; Prince Albert), Yudnamutana District, Arkaroola (Arkaroola Wilderness Sanctuary; Arkaroola Station), Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
23.0km (14.3 miles) ⓘGrand Junction Mine (Junction Mine; Yudnamutana No.7), Yudnamutana District, Arkaroola (Arkaroola Wilderness Sanctuary; Arkaroola Station), Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
23.5km (14.6 miles) ⓘStanley Mine (Junction and Stanley Mine), Yudnamutana District, Arkaroola (Arkaroola Wilderness Sanctuary; Arkaroola Station), Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
References
Wuelser-Pierre-Alain
Lahaye-Yann
Brugger-Joel 2004. Mineralogy and zircon geochemistry of uranium sedimentary-hosted Beverley Deposit (Lake Frome Embayment, Curnamona Province, South Australia), McGoldrick-Peter (editor) Abstracts - Geological Society of Australia. 73
Pages 138. 2004.
Wülser, P.-A., Brugger, J., Foden, J., Pfeifer, H.-R. (2011) The Sandstone-Hosted Beverley Uranium Deposit, Lake Frome Basin, South Australia: Mineralogy, Geochemistry, and a Time-Constrained Model for Its Genesis. Economic Geology, 106 (5). 835-867 doi:10.2113/econgeo.106.5.835
 
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