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Pyrite from
Henty Mine, Tyndall Valley, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Pyrite
Formula:FeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Tellurobismuthite1
Quartz1
Chalcopyrite1
Fluorite1
Calcite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Henty Mine, Tyndall Valley, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:563010
Long-form Identifier:1:3:563010:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Pyrite in this Region
Mount Julia deposit, Henty Mine, Tyndall Valley, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
0.4km (0.2 miles) ⓘTyndall mine (Mount Tyndall Copper Mine), Tyndall Valley, West Coast Municipality, Tasmania, Australia
3.0km (1.9 miles) ⓘMount Julia deposit, Henty Mine, Tyndall Valley, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
7.5km (4.6 miles) ⓘSouth Hercules Gold deposit, Williamsford, Rosebery district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
8.0km (5.0 miles) ⓘHercules Mine, Williamsford, Rosebery district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
8.5km (5.3 miles) ⓘMontezuma mine, Dundas mineral field, Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
8.9km (5.5 miles) ⓘRing River, North Dundas, Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
9.3km (5.8 miles) ⓘGreat South Comet mine, Dundas mineral field, Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
9.9km (6.1 miles) ⓘComet mine, Comet Maestries Mine, Dundas mineral field, Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
10.1km (6.3 miles) ⓘKosminsky Mine, Dundas mineral field, Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
10.1km (6.3 miles) ⓘCurtin-Davis Mine, Ringville, North Dundas, Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
References
Bottrill, RS & Woolley, RN (2010) Petrological and Mineralogical Analyses, for HYlogger Project: Mt Julia. MRT Lab report LJN2010-028
Econ Geol (1997) 92:438-447
Callaghan, Tim (2001) Geology and Host-Rock Alteration of the Henty and Mount Julia Gold Deposits, Western Tasmania. Economic Geology, 96 (5) 1073-1088 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.96.5.1073
Bottrill, R.S.; Baker, W.E. (2008) A Catalogue of the Minerals of Tasmania. Mineral Resources Tasmania Bulletin 73, 254pp.
 
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