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Pyrite from
Xiangtan Mine, Yuhu District, Xiangtan, Hunan, China


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 Xiangtan Mine, Yuhu District, Xiangtan, Hunan, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:754653
Long-form Identifier:1:3:754653:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
19.9km (12.3 miles) ⓘHeling Mn deposit, Yuhu District, Xiangtan, Hunan, China
34.0km (21.1 miles) ⓘXingfengshan Au–W deposit, Xiangtan Co., Xiangtan, Hunan, China
40.8km (25.3 miles) ⓘXiaojiashan Au deposit, Liling goldfield, Liling Co., Zhuzhou, Hunan, China
60.5km (37.6 miles) ⓘZhengchong Au deposit, Liling goldfield, Liling Co., Zhuzhou, Hunan, China
60.7km (37.7 miles) ⓘBaojinshan Au-W deposit, Loudi, Hunan, China
62.8km (39.0 miles) ⓘYuexingshan W Pb-Zn deposit, Loudi, Hunan, China
67.3km (41.8 miles) ⓘLishupo Au deposit, Liling goldfield, Liuyang City, Changsha, Hunan, China
67.8km (42.1 miles) ⓘZanshi tungsten deposit, Liling Co., Zhuzhou, Hunan, China
68.6km (42.6 miles) ⓘYanlinsi Au deposit, Liling goldfield, Liling Co., Zhuzhou, Hunan, China
70.9km (44.1 miles) ⓘTuanshanbei Au deposit, Liling goldfield, Liling Co., Zhuzhou, Hunan, China
References
Canhui Luo (1990): Petrographic palaeogeography of Early Sinian metallogenic period and minerogenic prognosis of the Xiangtan Mn ore field. Geology and Prospecting 26(4), 1-6.
 
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