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Pyrite from
Upper Kościeliska Valley, Tatra County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland


Locality type:Valley
Classification
Species:Pyrite
Formula:FeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Upper Kościeliska Valley, Tatra County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:475554
Long-form Identifier:1:3:475554:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
4.1km (2.5 miles) ⓘOrnak Mountain, Tatra County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland
11.8km (7.3 miles) ⓘKriváň hill, Štrbské Pleso, Štrba, Poprad District, Prešov Region, Slovakia
14.8km (9.2 miles) ⓘKriváň Mountain mines, Vysoké Tatry, Poprad District, Prešov Region, Slovakia
22.9km (14.2 miles) ⓘGerlach Peak, Vysoké Tatry, Poprad District, Prešov Region, Slovakia
25.9km (16.1 miles) ⓘMt. Ždiarska Vidla, Ždiar, Poprad District, Prešov Region, Slovakia
26.9km (16.7 miles) ⓘČierny Váh Valley, Východná, Liptovský Mikuláš District, Žilina Region, Slovakia
28.0km (17.4 miles) ⓘMagura meteorite, Slanica, Námestovo, Námestovo District, Žilina Region, Slovakia
29.9km (18.6 miles) ⓘNižný Chmelienec U-Cu occurrence, Nižný Chmelienec Valley, Východná, Liptovský Mikuláš District, Žilina Region, Slovakia
31.9km (19.8 miles) ⓘCave of Zlomísk, Liptovský Ján, Liptovský Mikuláš District, Žilina Region, Slovakia
34.9km (21.7 miles) ⓘGepľové (Zach), Nižná Boca antimony-gold deposit, Nižná Boca, Liptovský Mikuláš District, Žilina Region, Slovakia
References
Gawęda, A. and Kozłowski, K. (1995) Petrographical and geochemical investigations of garnetiferous amphibolites from Upper Kościeliska Valley (Western Tatra Mts.). Mineralogia Polonica, 26(2), 21-37.
 
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