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Pyrite from
Samuels Lake intrusive, Rainy River District, Ontario, Canada


Classification
Species:Pyrite
Formula:FeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Samuels Lake intrusive, Rainy River District, Ontario, Canada
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:788719
Long-form Identifier:1:3:788719:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
13.6km (8.5 miles) ⓘMayflower Mine, Factor Lake Area, Rainy River District, Ontario, Canada
38.9km (24.2 miles) ⓘRoberts pit, Steep Rock Iron Mine, Freeborn Township, Rainy River District, Ontario, Canada
39.2km (24.4 miles) ⓘSteep Rock Iron Mine, Freeborn Township, Rainy River District, Ontario, Canada
39.9km (24.8 miles) ⓘHogarth pit, Steep Rock Iron Mine, Freeborn Township, Rainy River District, Ontario, Canada
40.4km (25.1 miles) ⓘFerguson Mine (Kelly's location), Bad Vermilion Lake Area, Rainy River District, Ontario, Canada
40.4km (25.1 miles) ⓘGolden Star Mine, Bad Vermilion Lake Area, Rainy River District, Ontario, Canada
40.7km (25.3 miles) ⓘLucky Coon Mine (Hillier Mine), Bad Vermilion Lake Area, Rainy River District, Ontario, Canada
41.8km (25.9 miles) ⓘFoley Mine (Santa Fe Mine), Bad Vermilion Lake Area, Rainy River District, Ontario, Canada
46.0km (28.6 miles) ⓘPort Arthur Mine, Little Turtle Lake Area, Rainy River District, Ontario, Canada
46.3km (28.8 miles) ⓘStellar Mine, Bad Vermilion Lake Area, Rainy River District, Ontario, Canada
References
N. T. Pettigrew, K. H. Hattori, and J. A. Percival. (2000) Samuels Lake intrusion: a Late Archean Cu-Ni-PGE-bearing mafic-ultramafic complex in the western Quetico Subprovince, northwestern Ontario. GSC Current Research 2000 C20
Pettigrew, Neil T., Hattori, Kéiko H. (2006) The Quetico Intrusions of Western Superior Province: Neo-Archean examples of Alaskan/Ural-type mafic–ultramafic intrusions. Precambrian Research, 149 (1) 21-42 doi:10.1016/j.precamres.2006.06.004
 
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