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Pyrite from
Slaughteryard face, Mount Bischoff Mine, Waratah-Mt Bischoff, Waratah district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia


Classification
Species:Pyrite
Formula:FeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Sphalerite1
Franckeite1
Fluorite1
Magnesite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Slaughteryard face, Mount Bischoff Mine, Waratah-Mt Bischoff, Waratah district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:481157
Long-form Identifier:1:3:481157:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
0.2km (0.1 miles) ⓘMount Bischoff Mine, Waratah-Mt Bischoff, Waratah district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
12.5km (7.7 miles) ⓘMt Cleveland Mine, Luina, Heazlewood district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
13.9km (8.6 miles) ⓘHellyer River Bridge, Guilford, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
14.3km (8.9 miles) ⓘGuilford, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
18.7km (11.6 miles) ⓘLord Brassey Mine, Heazlewood district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
23.6km (14.6 miles) ⓘHellyer-Que River Mines, Waratah district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
24.9km (15.5 miles) ⓘKara No. 1 Pit, Kara Mines, Hampshire mining district, Burnie City, Tasmania, Australia
24.9km (15.5 miles) ⓘKara Mines, Hampshire mining district, Burnie City, Tasmania, Australia
25.9km (16.1 miles) ⓘSavage River Mines, Corinna-Savage River district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
28.9km (18.0 miles) ⓘArthur River Magnesite Deposit, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
References
Bottrill, Ralph S.; Baker, William. E. (2008) Geological Survey of Tasmania Bulletin - A Catalogue of the Minerals of Tasmania No. 73. Mineral Resources Tasmania. 254 pp.
Ostersen, Thomas, Ahmed, Ayesha , Cherry, Alex , Ferguson, Matthew (2017) Field Trip Report Geology of Northwestern and Western Tasmania. SEG-CODES Student Chapter, CODES, University of Tasmania.
 
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