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Pyrite from
Gays River deposit (Scotia mine), Hants Co., Nova Scotia, Canada


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Pyrite
Formula:FeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Gays River deposit (Scotia mine), Hants Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:565494
Long-form Identifier:1:3:565494:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
17.7km (11.0 miles) ⓘOldham gold district, Halifax Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
23.1km (14.4 miles) ⓘRenfrew gold district, Hants Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
26.3km (16.3 miles) ⓘDunbrack mine, Musquodoboit Harbour, Halifax Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
29.0km (18.0 miles) ⓘScheelite mine (Stillwater Brook), Moose River, Halifax Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
31.2km (19.4 miles) ⓘCaribou gold district, Halifax Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
31.5km (19.6 miles) ⓘMoose River gold mines, Moose River, Halifax Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
32.4km (20.1 miles) ⓘMeguma Group, Hants Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
34.2km (21.3 miles) ⓘWaverley, Halifax Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
34.3km (21.3 miles) ⓘLake Catcha gold district, Halifax Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
35.9km (22.3 miles) ⓘWest Gore mine, West Gore, Hants Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
References
Kontak, Daniel J.
Farrar, Edward
Gize, Andrew P., Barnes, H. L. (1987) The organic geochemistry of two Mississippi Valley-type lead-zinc deposits. Economic Geology, 82 (2). 457-470 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.82.2.457
Kontak, Daniel J., Farrar, Edward, McBride, Sandra L. (1994) 40Ar/39Ar dating of fluid migration in a Mississippi Valley-type deposit; the Gays River Zn-Pb deposit, Nova Scotia, Canada. Economic Geology, 89 (7). 1501-1517 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.89.7.1501
 
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