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Pyrite from
Lord Brassey Mine, Heazlewood district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia


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Pyrite, etc.

Lord Brassey Mine, Heazlewood district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
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Pyrite, etc.

Lord Brassey Mine, Heazlewood district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
08633390017369413574581.jpg
Pyrite, etc.

Lord Brassey Mine, Heazlewood district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
06505900017369413582857.jpg
Pyrite, etc.

Lord Brassey Mine, Heazlewood district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
08633390017369413574581.jpg
Pyrite, etc.

Lord Brassey Mine, Heazlewood district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
06505900017369413582857.jpg
Pyrite, etc.

Lord Brassey Mine, Heazlewood district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Pyrite
Formula:FeS2
Comments:A nickel-rich variety
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Magnetite10
Millerite8
Heazlewoodite4
Covellite2
Digenite2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Lord Brassey Mine, Heazlewood district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:632457
Long-form Identifier:1:3:632457:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
7.2km (4.5 miles) ⓘSavage River Mines, Corinna-Savage River district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
7.8km (4.8 miles) ⓘMt Cleveland Mine, Luina, Heazlewood district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
16.6km (10.3 miles) ⓘLong Plains Magnetite prospect, Corinna-Savage River district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
18.7km (11.6 miles) ⓘSlaughteryard face, Mount Bischoff Mine, Waratah-Mt Bischoff, Waratah district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
18.8km (11.7 miles) ⓘMount Bischoff Mine, Waratah-Mt Bischoff, Waratah district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
21.6km (13.4 miles) ⓘRocky River mine, Corinna-Savage River district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
29.3km (18.2 miles) ⓘSilver Reward mine, Interview River district, Circular Head municipality, Tasmania, Australia
30.3km (18.8 miles) ⓘElliotts Reward, Interview River copper deposits, Interview River district, Circular Head municipality, Tasmania, Australia
31.6km (19.7 miles) ⓘMt Bertha Quarry, Mt Bertha Road, South Arthur Forests, Trowutta, Arthur River district, Circular Head municipality, Tasmania, Australia
32.1km (20.0 miles) ⓘMt Lindsay mine (Parsons Hood), Mt Lindsay mineral field, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
References
Bottrill, Ralph, Davidson, Peter, Anderson, Peter (2002) Famous Mineral Localities: The Lord Brassey Mine, Tasmania [Australia]. The Mineralogical Record, 33 (4) 321-332
 
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