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Pyrite from
Ma On Shan Mine, Ma On Mountain (Ma On Shan), Sha Tin District, New Territories, Hong Kong, China


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Pyrite

Ma On Shan Mine, Ma On Mountain, Sha Tin District, New Territories, Hong Kong, China
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Pyrite

Ma On Shan Mine, Ma On Mountain, Sha Tin District, New Territories, Hong Kong, China
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Pyrite

Ma On Shan Mine, Ma On Mountain, Sha Tin District, New Territories, Hong Kong, China
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Pyrite
Formula:FeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Ma On Shan Mine, Ma On Mountain (Ma On Shan), Sha Tin District, New Territories, Hong Kong, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:650125
Long-form Identifier:1:3:650125:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
10.4km (6.4 miles) ⓘPioneer quarry, Kwun Tong District, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
10.9km (6.8 miles) ⓘNeedle Hill Mine, Needle Hill (Cham Shan), Sha Tin District, New Territories, Hong Kong, China
16.5km (10.2 miles) ⓘLin Ma Hang Mine, North District, New Territories, Hong Kong, China
42.0km (26.1 miles) ⓘKwun Yum Shan, Lantau Island, Islands District, New Territories, Hong Kong, China
53.6km (33.3 miles) ⓘDanshui Pb-Zn deposit, Huiyang District, Huizhou, Guangdong, China
95.2km (59.2 miles) ⓘJishuimen Mine, Haifeng Co., Shanwei, Guangdong, China
References
Stephen Hui Geological Museum specimen.
McQueen, K. G., & Cross, A. J. (1995). The Composition of Magnetite from the Ma On Shan Magnetite Skarn, Hong Kong. Hong Kong Geologist, 1, 49-51.
Li, X.C. (2007) Hong Kong Geology Guide Book. Geotechnical Engineering Office, Civil Engineering and Development Department.
 
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