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Pyrite from
Unterstürmig clay pit, Eggolsheim, Forchheim District, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany


Locality type:Pit
Classification
Species:Pyrite
Formula:FeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Unterstürmig clay pit, Eggolsheim, Forchheim District, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
Photo GalleryView Gallery (3 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:674185
Long-form Identifier:1:3:674185:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
1.0km (0.6 miles) Holzbachacker clay pit, Altendorf, Bamberg District, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
32.5km (20.2 miles) Clay Pit, Mistelgau, Bayreuth District, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
38.6km (24.0 miles) Konrad Schmidt quarry, Mistelbach, Bayreuth District, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
44.6km (27.7 miles) Maffei Mine (Nitzelbuch Mine), Nitzlbuch (Nitzelbuch), Auerbach in der Oberpfalz, Amberg-Sulzbach District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
52.4km (32.6 miles) Zeilberg Quarry, Maroldsweisach, Haßberge District, Lower Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
52.6km (32.7 miles) Diabase quarries (Rimlasgrund; Schicker quarry), Bad Berneck im Fichtelgebirge, Bayreuth District, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
52.9km (32.9 miles) Silberne Rose Mine, Goldkronach, Bayreuth District, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
53.2km (33.1 miles) Tiefer Schmutzler-Stollen (Schmutzler adit), Brandholz, Goldkronach, Bayreuth District, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
53.8km (33.4 miles) Diabase quarry, Kupferberg, Kulmbach District, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
61.5km (38.2 miles) Gleißinger Fels (Gottesgab Mine), Fichtelberg Unincorporated Area, Bayreuth District, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
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