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Pyrite from
Falconbridge Mine, Falconbridge Township, Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada


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 Falconbridge Mine, Falconbridge Township, Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:65216
Long-form Identifier:1:3:65216:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
4.6km (2.9 miles) ⓘFalcon Mine, Falconbridge Township, Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
5.4km (3.3 miles) ⓘGarson Mine, Garson Township, Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
10.1km (6.3 miles) ⓘVictor Deep Mine, Maclennan Township, Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
10.3km (6.4 miles) ⓘNickel Rim Mine, Maclennan Township, Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
10.3km (6.4 miles) ⓘMaclennan Mine, Maclennan Township, Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
11.2km (7.0 miles) ⓘBlue Lake Victor Mine, Sudbury area, McKim Township, Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
11.3km (7.0 miles) ⓘVictor Mine, Maclennan Township, Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
11.4km (7.1 miles) ⓘSheppard Mine, Garson Township, Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
12.2km (7.6 miles) ⓘScadding Gold Mine, Scadding Township, Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
13.6km (8.4 miles) ⓘCapre Lake Mine, Capreol Township, Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
References
Hawley, J. E.; Stanton, R. L. (1962) The Sudbury ores, their mineralogy and origin; Part 2, The facts; The ores, their minerals, metals and distribution. The Canadian Mineralogist, 7 (1). 30-145
 
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