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Pyrite from
Ponte San Pietro mineralisation, Ischia di Castro, Viterbo Province, Lazio, Italy


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Pyrite

Ponte San Pietro mineralisation, Ischia di Castro, Viterbo Province, Lazio, Italy
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Pyrite

Ponte San Pietro mineralisation, Ischia di Castro, Viterbo Province, Lazio, Italy
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Pyrite

Ponte San Pietro mineralisation, Ischia di Castro, Viterbo Province, Lazio, Italy
Classification
Species:Pyrite
Formula:FeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Ponte San Pietro mineralisation, Ischia di Castro, Viterbo Province, Lazio, Italy
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:609223
Long-form Identifier:1:3:609223:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
6.3km (3.9 miles) ⓘTafone mine (Valle del Tafone mining area), Manciano, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy
7.1km (4.4 miles) ⓘMontauto mine, Manciano, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy
16.7km (10.4 miles) ⓘCase Collina, Pitigliano, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy
17.0km (10.5 miles) ⓘSan Martino sul Fiora mine, San Martino sul Fiora, Manciano, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy
17.8km (11.1 miles) ⓘSaturnia, Manciano, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy
18.6km (11.5 miles) ⓘFosso "La Fuliggine", Catabbio, Semproniano, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy
20.3km (12.6 miles) ⓘLatera solfatara, Latera, Viterbo Province, Lazio, Italy
20.5km (12.7 miles) ⓘCatabbio mine, Catabbio, Semproniano, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy
22.8km (14.1 miles) ⓘCerreto Piano, Scansano, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy
24.0km (14.9 miles) ⓘCortevecchia Mine, Semproniano, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy
References
Vighi, L. (1954) Seconda relazione sui lavori di ricerca eseguiti nella zona del fiume Fiora, presso Ponte S. Pietro (zona di Sottopoggialti). Report RI.MIN. S.p.a, T 34, 10 pp.
De Casa, G., Manni, A., Saviano, G., Violo, M. (2003) Gold occurrence in Central Italy — the Ponte San Pietro mineralization. Ore Geology Reviews, 23, 3-4, 99-105.
 
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