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Pyrite from
Smart Mine, Miller property, Sebastopol Township, Bonnechere Valley, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada


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 Smart Mine, Miller property, Sebastopol Township, Bonnechere Valley, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:45323
Long-form Identifier:1:3:45323:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
11.6km (7.2 miles) ⓘRadnor mine, Grattan Township, Bonnechere Valley, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada
14.8km (9.2 miles) ⓘBerger Amazonite occurrence, Wilberforce Township, North Algona Wilberforce, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada
16.2km (10.1 miles) ⓘDacre Marble prospect, Griffith Township, Greater Madawaska, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada
17.7km (11.0 miles) ⓘDike No. 1, Griffith Township, Greater Madawaska, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada
17.8km (11.1 miles) ⓘDike No. 4, Griffith Township, Greater Madawaska, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada
18.9km (11.7 miles) ⓘCanadian Iron Furnace Company pit, Brougham Township, Greater Madawaska, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada
20.0km (12.4 miles) ⓘJamieson Mine, Quadeville area, Lyndoch Township, Brudenell-Lyndoch-and-Raglan, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada
20.4km (12.7 miles) ⓘSunset Mine, Brougham Township, Greater Madawaska, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada
20.7km (12.8 miles) ⓘSpain Mine, Griffith Township, Greater Madawaska, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada
21.1km (13.1 miles) ⓘHighway 41 Roadcut, Griffith Township, Greater Madawaska, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada
References
Sabina, A. P. (1971) Rocks and minerals for the collector Ottawa to North Bay, Ontario; Hull to Waltham, Quebec. Paper 70-50. Geological Survey of Canada 140 pp. doi:10.4095/102463
 
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