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Pyrrhotite from
Mokrsko-West gold deposit (Mokrsko Au deposit), Mokrsko, Chotilsko, Psí hory gold mining district, Příbram District, Central Bohemian Region, Czech Republic


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Pyrrhotite
Formula:Fe1-xS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrrhotite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Mokrsko-West gold deposit (Mokrsko Au deposit), Mokrsko, Chotilsko, Psí hory gold mining district, Příbram District, Central Bohemian Region, Czech Republic
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:609571
Long-form Identifier:1:3:609571:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrrhotite
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘČelina gold deposit, Čelina, Borotice, Psí hory gold mining district, Příbram District, Central Bohemian Region, Czech Republic
6.3km (3.9 miles) ⓘChvojná (Shaft No. II), Velká Lečice, Příbram District, Central Bohemian Region, Czech Republic
6.9km (4.3 miles) ⓘKrámy Mines (Nevada Hill), Krámy, Nové Dvory, Příbram District, Central Bohemian Region, Czech Republic
23.4km (14.5 miles) ⓘAndesite quarry, Zbraslav, Prague, Czech Republic
25.1km (15.6 miles) ⓘVepice quarry, Vepice, Kovářov, Písek District, South Bohemian Region, Czech Republic
31.6km (19.6 miles) ⓘNučice deposit, Nučice, Prague-West District, Central Bohemian Region, Czech Republic
43.6km (27.1 miles) ⓘPetráčkova hora deposit, Hvožďany, Příbram District, Central Bohemian Region, Czech Republic
45.1km (28.0 miles) ⓘMalovidy, Vracovice, Benešov District, Central Bohemian Region, Czech Republic
47.7km (29.7 miles) ⓘKlecany Quarry, Klecany, Prague-East District, Central Bohemian Region, Czech Republic
48.8km (30.3 miles) ⓘKamenné doly quarry, Písek, Písek District, South Bohemian Region, Czech Republic
References
Thompson, J. F. H., Sillitoe, R. H., Baker, T., Lang, J. R., Mortensen, J. K. (1999) Intrusion-related gold deposits associated with tungsten-tin provinces. Mineralium Deposita, 34 (4) 323-334 doi:10.1007/s001260050207
Zachariáš, Jiří; Morávek, Petr; Gadas, Petr; Pertoldová, Jaroslava (2014) The Mokrsko-West gold deposit, Bohemian Massif, Czech Republic: Mineralogy, deposit setting and classification. Ore Geology Reviews, 58. 238-263 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2013.11.005
 
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