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Pyrite from
La Parrilla Mine (Adelaida open pit mine), Almoharín, Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain


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Pyrite

La Parrilla Mine, Almoharín, Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain
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Pyrite

La Parrilla Mine, Almoharín, Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain
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Pyrite

La Parrilla Mine, Almoharín, Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain
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 La Parrilla Mine (Adelaida open pit mine), Almoharín, Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:487282
Long-form Identifier:1:3:487282:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
39.4km (24.5 miles) ⓘEl Lobo Mine, Quintana de la Serena, Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain
43.4km (26.9 miles) ⓘTrasquilón, Cáceres, Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain
47.9km (29.7 miles) ⓘValdeflórez (Valdeflores; San José de Valdeflores Mine; San José de Valdeflórez Mine), Sierra de la Mosca, Cáceres, Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain
48.9km (30.4 miles) ⓘSan Nicolás Mine, Valle de la Serena, Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain
56.9km (35.3 miles) ⓘSierra de San Cristóbal, Logrosán, Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain
59.2km (36.8 miles) ⓘMina Costanaza, Logrosán, Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain
80.4km (50.0 miles) ⓘMariquita Mine (Sultana Mine), Usagre, Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain
86.8km (53.9 miles) ⓘSan Antonio Mine, Alburquerque, Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain
88.1km (54.8 miles) ⓘAzeiteiros Mine, Nossa Senhora da Graça dos Degolados, Campo Maior, Portalegre, Portugal
90.4km (56.2 miles) ⓘMonchi Mine, Burguillos del Cerro, Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain
References
Aguado González, María Teresa (1985) Mineralizaciones de Sn-W-Nb-Ta asociadas a las cúpulas graníticas de Extremadura, Minas. doi:10.20868/UPM.thesis.52651
Calvo Rebollar, Miguel (2003) Minerales y Minas de España - Vol. II, Sulfuros y sulfosales. Museo de Ciencias Naturales de Álava. 705pp.
Borrajo, Iñigo; Tornos, Fernando; Stein, Holly; Hanchar, John M. (2024) Geochronology and decoupling controls of Sn-(Ta-Li) and W-(Sn) mineralization in the Iberian Variscan Massif, Spain and Portugal. Ore Geology Reviews, 173. 106253 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2024.106253
Losantos, Emma; Borrajo, Iñigo; Losada, Iván; Boixet, Lluís; Castelo Branco, José M.; Tornos, Fernando (2025) Sn and W mineralisation in the Iberian Peninsula. Ore Geology Reviews, 179. 106542 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2025.106542
 
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