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Pyrite from
Le Limouzat Mine (incl. Le Limouzat Quarry; BN3; BN5; BN6), Les Bois-Noirs Mining Claim, Saint-Priest-la-Prugne, Roanne, Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France


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Pyrite

Le Limouzat Mine, Les Bois-Noirs Mining Claim, Saint-Priest-la-Prugne, Roanne, Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
03064630017368882879586.jpg
Pyrite

Le Limouzat Mine, Les Bois-Noirs Mining Claim, Saint-Priest-la-Prugne, Roanne, Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Pyrite

Le Limouzat Mine, Les Bois-Noirs Mining Claim, Saint-Priest-la-Prugne, Roanne, Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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 Le Limouzat Mine (incl. Le Limouzat Quarry; BN3; BN5; BN6), Les Bois-Noirs Mining Claim, Saint-Priest-la-Prugne, Roanne, Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:73469
Long-form Identifier:1:3:73469:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘLes Bois-Noirs Mining Claim, Saint-Priest-la-Prugne, Roanne, Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
4.4km (2.7 miles) ⓘCharrier Mine, Laprugne, Vichy, Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
6.4km (4.0 miles) ⓘLagadaillère Mine (BN10), Les Bois-Noirs Mining Claim, Saint-Priest-la-Prugne, Roanne, Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
6.7km (4.1 miles) ⓘRamillard, La Chabanne, Vichy, Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
10.3km (6.4 miles) ⓘLa Bombarde, Saint-Romain-d'Urfé, Roanne, Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
10.5km (6.5 miles) ⓘBigay Mine, Lachaux, Thiers, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
11.0km (6.8 miles) ⓘGimel vein, Lachaux, Thiers, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
11.8km (7.4 miles) ⓘPelletier vein, Lachaux, Thiers, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
13.5km (8.4 miles) ⓘFialin quarry, Champoly, Saint-Just-en-Chevalet, Roanne, Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
14.0km (8.7 miles) ⓘEtang de Reliez, Lachaux, Thiers, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
References
J.-J. Périchaud: "Où trouver les minéraux d'Auvergne", Vol. 1, Editions l'Instant Durable (Clermont-Ferrand), 1985, p. 92
 
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