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Pyrite from
Saint Patrick Mine (Mount Sienna Mine; Mount Sienna Ochre Mine; Talunga Ochre Mine), Birdwood, Adelaide Hills Council, South Australia, Australia


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 Saint Patrick Mine (Mount Sienna Mine; Mount Sienna Ochre Mine; Talunga Ochre Mine), Birdwood, Adelaide Hills Council, South Australia, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:680083
Long-form Identifier:1:3:680083:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘBlumberg (Hynes Reef; Young Bullfinch), Birdwood, Adelaide Hills Council, South Australia, Australia
6.5km (4.0 miles) ⓘGumeracha Quarry, Gumeracha, Adelaide Hills Council, South Australia, Australia
7.6km (4.8 miles) ⓘDunstan Talc Mine (Gumeracha Talc Mine), Gumeracha, Adelaide Hills Council, South Australia, Australia
7.7km (4.8 miles) ⓘChapmans Talc Mine, Gumeracha, Adelaide Hills Council, South Australia, Australia
8.6km (5.3 miles) ⓘDeloraine Mine, Deloraine Goldfields, Kersbrook, Adelaide Hills Council, South Australia, Australia
16.0km (9.9 miles) ⓘStockyard Gully Mines, City of Playford, South Australia, Australia
16.8km (10.4 miles) ⓘLady Alice Mine, Humbug Scrub, City of Playford, South Australia, Australia
16.8km (10.5 miles) ⓘBoral Quarry, Lobethal, Adelaide Hills Council, South Australia, Australia
16.9km (10.5 miles) ⓘTry Again Mine, Humbug Scrub Diggings, Humbug Scrub, City of Playford, South Australia, Australia
17.3km (10.7 miles) ⓘYoung Australian No.1, Humbug Scrub Diggings, Humbug Scrub, City of Playford, South Australia, Australia
References
Brown, Henry Yorke Lyell (1908) Record of the mines of South Australia (4th ed.). Government Printer.
 
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