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Pyrite from
Fürst Michaelis adit, Schlettau, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany


Locality type:Adit
Classification
Species:Pyrite
Formula:FeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Fürst Michaelis adit, Schlettau, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:701705
Long-form Identifier:1:3:701705:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Pyrite in this Region
Wunderliche Köpfe Mine, Fürst Michaelis adit, Schlettau, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
Zigeunerstolln, Fürst Michaelis adit, Schlettau, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
0.2km (0.1 miles) ⓘWunderliche Köpfe Mine, Fürst Michaelis adit, Schlettau, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
0.7km (0.5 miles) ⓘDörfel Quarry (Bögl Quarry), Dörfel, Schlettau, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘSt Michaelis adit, Schlettau, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘJunger St Johannes adit, Dörfel, Schlettau, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘNeu Heilig Kreuz Mine, Schottenberg, Frohnau, Annaberg-Buchholz, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
2.3km (1.4 miles) ⓘReicher Spat Mine, Schlettau, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
2.3km (1.4 miles) ⓘBäuerin Mine (Shaft 33), Schottenberg, Frohnau, Annaberg-Buchholz, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
2.4km (1.5 miles) ⓘSonnenwirbel Mine, Hermannsdorf, Elterlein, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
2.8km (1.7 miles) ⓘEisernes Schaf Mine, Schreckenberg, Frohnau, Annaberg-Buchholz, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
2.8km (1.8 miles) ⓘRosenbusch adit, Walthersdorf, Crottendorf, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
References
Nickerl, F., and Röthig, H. (2000): Verzeichnis der Berggebäude von Schlettau 1500-1900. Streifzüge durch die Geschichte des oberen Erzgebirges, Bergbaunachrichten. Arbeitskreis Annaberg-Buchholzer Heimatforscher, 124 pp.
 
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