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Pyrite from
Thursdays Gossan prospect, Dunkeld district, Rural City of Ararat, Victoria, Australia


Locality type:Prospect
Classification
Species:Pyrite
Formula:FeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Thursdays Gossan prospect, Dunkeld district, Rural City of Ararat, Victoria, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:616808
Long-form Identifier:1:3:616808:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
46.9km (29.2 miles) ⓘWarrayatkin Lead, Ararat, Rural City of Ararat, Victoria, Australia
57.2km (35.6 miles) ⓘMooralla, Southern Grampians Shire, Victoria, Australia
64.0km (39.8 miles) ⓘStawell Gold Mine, Stawell, Northern Grampians Shire, Victoria, Australia
64.2km (39.9 miles) ⓘMagdala gold deposit (Magdalena mine), Stawell, Northern Grampians Shire, Victoria, Australia
65.9km (40.9 miles) ⓘRaglan-Mount Cole road cuts, Raglan, Beaufort, Pyrenees Shire, Victoria, Australia
78.4km (48.7 miles) ⓘWolfram Mine, Pittong, Golden Plains Shire, Victoria, Australia
92.0km (57.2 miles) ⓘFiddlers Creek Reef, Percydale, Pyrenees Shire, Victoria, Australia
96.7km (60.1 miles) ⓘMoonlight Mine, Berringa, Golden Plains Shire, Victoria, Australia
97.5km (60.6 miles) ⓘReform Mine No. 1, Haddon, Golden Plains Shire, Victoria, Australia
97.6km (60.7 miles) ⓘBirthday Tunnel mine, Berringa, Golden Plains Shire, Victoria, Australia
References
A Radojkovic - 2003 - THURSDAYS GOSSAN PORPHYRY COPPER PROSPECT, WESTERN VICTORIA crcleme.org.au
Singer, D.A., Berger, V.I., Moring, B.C. (2008) Porphyry copper deposits of the world: Database and grade and tonnage models, 2008. Open-File Report 2008-1155
 
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