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Pyrite from
La Paloma Mine, Zarza la Mayor, Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain


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Pyrite, etc.

La Paloma Mine, Zarza la Mayor, Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain
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Pyrite, etc.

La Paloma Mine, Zarza la Mayor, Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain
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Pyrite, etc.

La Paloma Mine, Zarza la Mayor, Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Pyrite
Formula:FeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz2
Strengite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view La Paloma Mine, Zarza la Mayor, Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:723552
Long-form Identifier:1:3:723552:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
8.4km (5.2 miles) ⓘSalvaterra do Extremo Mines, União das Freguesias de Monfortinho e Salvaterra de Extremo, Idanha-a-Nova, Castelo Branco, Portugal
11.0km (6.8 miles) ⓘSegura Mines (Segura mining field), União das Freguesias de Zebreira e Segura, Idanha-a-Nova, Castelo Branco, Portugal
42.0km (26.1 miles) ⓘMatas da Rainha Mines - Carvoeira e Senhora da Granja, Proença-a-Velha, Idanha-a-Nova, Castelo Branco, Portugal
42.5km (26.4 miles) ⓘPinheiro Mine, Penamacor, Penamacor, Castelo Branco, Portugal
47.7km (29.6 miles) ⓘCeife Mine (Palão Mine), Penamacor, Penamacor, Castelo Branco, Portugal
48.2km (29.9 miles) ⓘCanchal da Terrinha Mine, Penamacor, Penamacor, Castelo Branco, Portugal
48.2km (29.9 miles) ⓘMata da Rainha Mine, União de Freguesias de Pedrogão de S Pedro e Bemposta, Penamacor, Castelo Branco, Portugal
50.6km (31.4 miles) ⓘForninho do Bispo Mine, Castelo Branco, Castelo Branco, Castelo Branco, Portugal
61.1km (37.9 miles) ⓘValdeflórez (Valdeflores; San José de Valdeflores Mine; San José de Valdeflórez Mine), Sierra de la Mosca, Cáceres, Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain
62.3km (38.7 miles) ⓘAzinhaga Nova Mine, Santo António das Areias, Marvão, Portalegre, Portugal
References
Calvo, Miguel, Viñals, Joan (2011) Secondary phosphates of La Paloma mine, Zarza la Mayor, Cáceres, Spain. Mineral Up, 2 (5) 8-31 doi:10.5281/zenodo.4603486
 
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