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Pyrite from
Asturreta Quarry (Militares Quarry), Eugui, Esteríbar, Navarre, Spain


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Pyrite
Formula:FeS2
Comments:Pyrite microcrystals occur in the carbonaceous seams between magnesite strata. Rare dolomite crystals can be seen to contain a myriad of minute pyrite pyritohedrons as inclusions. Pyrite crystals up to about 5mm are known.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Asturreta Quarry (Militares Quarry), Eugui, Esteríbar, Navarre, Spain
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:762126
Long-form Identifier:1:3:762126:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘAzcárate Quarry (Azkarate Quarry), Eugui, Esteríbar, Navarre, Spain
32.1km (19.9 miles) ⓘArkaitza Quarry, Vera de Bidasoa (Bera), Navarre, Spain
32.2km (20.0 miles) ⓘArmasa Quarry, Lesaka, Navarre, Spain
38.5km (23.9 miles) ⓘArditurri, Peñas de Aya, Oiartzun, Guipúzcoa (Gipuzkoa), Basque Country, Spain
41.0km (25.5 miles) ⓘLuberry quarry, Urrugne, Bayonne, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
63.7km (39.6 miles) ⓘTroya Mine, Mutiloa, Guipúzcoa (Gipuzkoa), Basque Country, Spain
73.1km (45.4 miles) ⓘItxaspe, Deba, Guipúzcoa (Gipuzkoa), Basque Country, Spain
80.4km (49.9 miles) ⓘTutankamen Mine (San Valerio Mine), Mondragón (Arrasate), Guipúzcoa (Gipuzkoa), Basque Country, Spain
80.7km (50.2 miles) ⓘGypsum quarry, Pouillon, Dax, Landes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
92.0km (57.2 miles) ⓘArre deposit, Laruns, Oloron-Sainte-Marie, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
References
Calvo, Miguel, Sevillano, Emilia (1991) Famous Mineral Localities: The Eugui Quarries, Navarra, Spain. The Mineralogical Record, 22 (2) 137-142
 
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