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Pyrite from
Boldut Mine, Cavnic, Maramureș County, Romania


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Pyrite
Formula:FeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz109
- var Milky Quartz10
- var Amethyst8
Calcite89
- var Manganese-bearing Calcite6
Chalcopyrite53
Tetrahedrite Subgroup42
Sphalerite35
Bournonite27
Chalcostibite26
Dolomite23
Tennantite Subgroup17
Rhodochrosite8
Baryte5
Fluorite4
Galena3
Stibnite2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Boldut Mine, Cavnic, Maramureș County, Romania
Photo GalleryView Gallery (12 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:68965
Long-form Identifier:1:3:68965:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
1.2km (0.7 miles) Cavnic Mine, Cavnic, Maramureș County, Romania
1.8km (1.1 miles) Suior Mine, Cavnic, Maramureș County, Romania
2.8km (1.7 miles) Roata Mine, Cavnic, Maramureș County, Romania
7.2km (4.5 miles) No. 5 Mine, Baia Sprie, Maramureș County, Romania
9.1km (5.6 miles) Șurdești, Șurdești village, Șișești, Maramureș County, Romania
9.3km (5.8 miles) Jereapan, Budești, Maramureș County, Romania
9.8km (6.1 miles) Baia Sprie mine, Baia Sprie, Maramureș County, Romania
9.9km (6.2 miles) Dănești, Dănești village, Șișești, Maramureș County, Romania
10.5km (6.5 miles) Minei Hill open pit, Baia Sprie mine, Baia Sprie, Maramureș County, Romania
12.9km (8.0 miles) Johan Hell Mine, Băiuț, Maramureș County, Romania
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