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Pyrite from
La Rosario vein, Capillitas mining district, Andalgalá, Andalgalá Department, Catamarca Province, Argentina


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 La Rosario vein, Capillitas mining district, Andalgalá, Andalgalá Department, Catamarca Province, Argentina
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:723328
Long-form Identifier:1:3:723328:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
0.1km (0.1 miles) ⓘRestauradora vein, Capillitas mining district, Andalgalá, Andalgalá Department, Catamarca Province, Argentina
0.6km (0.3 miles) ⓘNueva Esperanza vein, Capillitas mining district, Andalgalá, Andalgalá Department, Catamarca Province, Argentina
0.7km (0.4 miles) ⓘOrtiz vein, Capillitas mining district, Andalgalá, Andalgalá Department, Catamarca Province, Argentina
0.7km (0.5 miles) ⓘBordón vein, Capillitas mining district, Andalgalá, Andalgalá Department, Catamarca Province, Argentina
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘLa Argentina vein, Capillitas mining district, Andalgalá, Andalgalá Department, Catamarca Province, Argentina
11.2km (7.0 miles) ⓘAgua Rica Mine, Andalgalá, Andalgalá Department, Catamarca Province, Argentina
17.3km (10.7 miles) ⓘBajo de San Lucas Cu deposit, Andalgalá, Andalgalá Department, Catamarca Province, Argentina
17.6km (10.9 miles) ⓘFilo Colorado Cu-Mo deposit, Andalgalá, Andalgalá Department, Catamarca Province, Argentina
18.7km (11.6 miles) ⓘBajo El Durazno Cu deposit, Andalgalá, Andalgalá Department, Catamarca Province, Argentina
21.8km (13.6 miles) ⓘBajo de la Alumbrera Mine, Andalgalá, Andalgalá Department, Catamarca Province, Argentina
References
PUTZ, Hubert
Putz, H., Paar, W.H., Topa, D. (2009) A contribution to the knowledge of the mineralization at Mina Capillitas, Catamarca. Revista de la Asociación Geológica Argentina: 64(3): 514-524.
Yaciuk, P., Colombo, F., Lecomte, K.L. (2021): Fosfatos de las vetas La Argentina y La Rosario (Mina Capillitas), Catamarca. Phosphates from the La Argentina and La Rosario veins (Mina Capillitas), Catamarca. Revista de la Asociacion Geologica Argentina: 78: 375-389
 
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