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Pyrrhotite from
Monchi Mine, Burguillos del Cerro, Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain


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Pyrrhotite, etc.

Monchi Mine, Burguillos del Cerro, Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain
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Pyrrhotite, etc.

Monchi Mine, Burguillos del Cerro, Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain
00148110017366689925493.jpg
Pyrrhotite, etc.

Monchi Mine, Burguillos del Cerro, Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain
04840880017366689927707.jpg
Pyrrhotite, etc.

Monchi Mine, Burguillos del Cerro, Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain
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Pyrrhotite, etc.

Monchi Mine, Burguillos del Cerro, Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain
04840880017366689927707.jpg
Pyrrhotite, etc.

Monchi Mine, Burguillos del Cerro, Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Pyrrhotite
Formula:Fe1-xS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Magnetite2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrrhotite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Monchi Mine, Burguillos del Cerro, Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:603910
Long-form Identifier:1:3:603910:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrrhotite
8.3km (5.1 miles) ⓘSanta Justa Mine, Coto San Guillermo, Jerez de Caballeros, Sierra Suroeste, Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain
9.3km (5.8 miles) ⓘEl Colmenar mine (San Carlos quarry), Coto San Guillermo, Jerez de Caballeros, Sierra Suroeste, Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain
9.7km (6.1 miles) ⓘSanta Bárbara mine (San Carlos quarry), Coto San Guillermo, Jerez de Caballeros, Sierra Suroeste, Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain
10.3km (6.4 miles) ⓘSan Guillermo Mine, Coto San Guillermo, Jerez de Caballeros, Sierra Suroeste, Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain
42.7km (26.5 miles) ⓘLas Herrerías deposit, Alconchel, Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain
49.5km (30.8 miles) ⓘAparis Mine, Barrancos, Barrancos, Beja, Portugal
59.2km (36.8 miles) ⓘAguablanca Mine (Agua Blanca Mine), Monesterio, Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain
73.3km (45.6 miles) ⓘSan Nicolás Mine, Valle de la Serena, Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain
75.1km (46.7 miles) ⓘRio Tinto Mines, Minas de Riotinto, Huelva, Andalusia, Spain
84.6km (52.6 miles) ⓘSotiel Mine, Sotiel-Coronada mines, Calañas, Huelva, Andalusia, Spain
References
Ruíz García, C. (1976). Génesis de los depósitos de hierro del suroeste de la provincia de Badajoz: Mina Monchi. Boletín geológico y minero, 87(1), 15-31.
Sanabria, R. and Calvo, M. (2002): Los yacimientos de magnetita de Burguillos del Cerro. Revista de minerales, 2(3), 4-25; 61.
 
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