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Pyrite from
Long Plains Magnetite prospect, Corinna-Savage River district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia


Locality type:Prospect
Classification
Species:Pyrite
Formula:FeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Optical Analysis
XRD
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Long Plains Magnetite prospect, Corinna-Savage River district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:796430
Long-form Identifier:1:3:796430:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
6.5km (4.1 miles) ⓘRocky River mine, Corinna-Savage River district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
11.7km (7.3 miles) ⓘSavage River Mines, Corinna-Savage River district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
16.5km (10.2 miles) ⓘSilver Reward mine, Interview River district, Circular Head municipality, Tasmania, Australia
16.6km (10.3 miles) ⓘLord Brassey Mine, Heazlewood district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
17.4km (10.8 miles) ⓘReece Dam (Lower Pieman dam), West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
18.0km (11.2 miles) ⓘElliotts Reward, Interview River copper deposits, Interview River district, Circular Head municipality, Tasmania, Australia
20.2km (12.5 miles) ⓘMt Cleveland Mine, Luina, Heazlewood district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
22.7km (14.1 miles) ⓘInterview River district, Circular Head municipality, Tasmania, Australia
26.7km (16.6 miles) ⓘMt Lindsay mine (Parsons Hood), Mt Lindsay mineral field, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
26.8km (16.7 miles) ⓘGranville mine (Granville East prospect), Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
References
R. Bottrill, unpub. data.
Bottrill, R. S., Taheri, J. (2006). The Savage River iron deposits and other mineral deposits of the Arthur Metamorphic Complex – A brief summary. MRT UR UR2006_05
 
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