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Pyrite from
Mont-des-Groseillers, Blaton, Bernissart, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium


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Pyrite, etc.

Mont-des-Groseillers, Blaton, Bernissart, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium
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Pyrite, etc.

Mont-des-Groseillers, Blaton, Bernissart, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium
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Pyrite, etc.

Mont-des-Groseillers, Blaton, Bernissart, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium
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Pyrite, etc.

Mont-des-Groseillers, Blaton, Bernissart, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium
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Pyrite, etc.

Mont-des-Groseillers, Blaton, Bernissart, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium
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Pyrite, etc.

Mont-des-Groseillers, Blaton, Bernissart, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium
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Pyrite, etc.

Mont-des-Groseillers, Blaton, Bernissart, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium
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Pyrite, etc.

Mont-des-Groseillers, Blaton, Bernissart, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium
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Pyrite, etc.

Mont-des-Groseillers, Blaton, Bernissart, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium
Locality type:Hill
Classification
Species:Pyrite
Formula:FeS2
Comments:Millimetre-sized crystals associated with crandallite
Habit:combinations of {100} {111}, (cub)octahedra
Colour:golden yellow
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Crandallite10
Beraunite1
Phosphosiderite1
Strengite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Mont-des-Groseillers, Blaton, Bernissart, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium
Photo GalleryView Gallery (3 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:71598
Long-form Identifier:1:3:71598:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
2.1km (1.3 miles) ⓘNo. 3 pit Sainte-Barbe, Bernissart, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium
13.6km (8.5 miles) ⓘTerril St Antoine coal dump, Boussu, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium
16.3km (10.1 miles) ⓘCimescaut quarry, Antoing, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium
16.6km (10.3 miles) ⓘLemay Quarry, Vaulx, Tournai, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium
18.5km (11.5 miles) ⓘPâturages, Colfontaine, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium
21.3km (13.3 miles) ⓘTournai borehole, Tournai, Tournai, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium
22.6km (14.1 miles) ⓘBois des Dames, Maisières, Mons, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium
27.3km (17.0 miles) ⓘClypot quarry, Neufvilles, Soignies, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium
28.1km (17.5 miles) ⓘCUP quarry, Lessines, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium
29.0km (18.0 miles) ⓘErmitage quarry, Deux-Acren, Lessines, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium
References
Israël, W. (1986) De fosfaatmineralen van Blaton (Henegouwen, België). Gea, 2(19), 51-56.
Van Der Meersche, E. (1994) Pyrite, Blaton. Mineralcolor, 1994, 3.
Hatert, F., Deliens, M., Fransolet, A.-M., Van Der Meersche, E. (2002) Les minéraux de Belgique (2nd ed.) Muséum des Sciences Naturelles, Bruxelles.
perso.infonie.be (2004) http://perso.infonie.be/jose.dehove/photos/Blaton.htm
www.strahlen.org (n.d.) https://www.strahlen.org/vp/be/blaton/blaton.php
 
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