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Pyrite from
Paciência mine, Itabirito, Minas Gerais, Brazil


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 Paciência mine, Itabirito, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:782953
Long-form Identifier:1:3:782953:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
25.3km (15.7 miles) ⓘSamarco mine (Morro do Fraga mine), Bento Rodrigues, Santa Rita Durão, Mariana, Minas Gerais, Brazil
26.0km (16.1 miles) ⓘCapão do Lana mine, Rodrigo Silva, Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, Brazil
28.1km (17.4 miles) ⓘGongo Soco mine, Barão de Cocais, Minas Gerais, Brazil
28.7km (17.9 miles) ⓘJuca Vieira mine, Caeté, Minas Gerais, Brazil
29.3km (18.2 miles) ⓘCórrego do Sitio Au deposit, Santa Bárbara, Minas Gerais, Brazil
29.4km (18.3 miles) ⓘRaposos mine, Raposos, Minas Gerais, Brazil
29.5km (18.3 miles) ⓘMorro Velho mine, Nova Lima, Minas Gerais, Brazil
32.9km (20.4 miles) ⓘLamego Au deposit, Sabará, Minas Gerais, Brazil
33.3km (20.7 miles) ⓘSão Bento mine, Santa Bárbara, Minas Gerais, Brazil
34.2km (21.2 miles) ⓘPilar mine, Santa Bárbara, Minas Gerais, Brazil
References
Henwood, W. J. (1871) Observations on Metalliferous Deposits: On the Gold Mines of Minas Geraes, in Brazil. Transactions of the Royal Geological Society of Cornwall, 8 (1) 168-370
 
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