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Pyrite from
Fornás Mine, Aríns, Santiago de Compostela, A Coruña, Galicia, Spain


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Pyrite
Formula:FeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Albite2
Molybdenite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Fornás Mine, Aríns, Santiago de Compostela, A Coruña, Galicia, Spain
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:822280
Long-form Identifier:1:3:822280:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
0.9km (0.5 miles) ⓘFornas deposit, Touro, A Coruña, Galicia, Spain
11.6km (7.2 miles) ⓘBama deposit, Touro Copper Project, Touro, A Coruña, Galicia, Spain
14.0km (8.7 miles) ⓘArienteiro deposit, Touro Copper Project, Touro, A Coruña, Galicia, Spain
14.2km (8.8 miles) ⓘTouro Copper Project, Touro, A Coruña, Galicia, Spain
29.8km (18.5 miles) ⓘSan Finx Mines, Vilacova, Lousame, A Coruña, Galicia, Spain
33.4km (20.8 miles) ⓘSanta Comba Mine (Barilongo mine), Santa Comba, A Coruña, Galicia, Spain
38.3km (23.8 miles) ⓘFontao mines, Silleda, Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain
51.0km (31.7 miles) ⓘMonte Neme Sn-W Deposit, Malpica, A Coruña, Galicia, Spain
57.0km (35.4 miles) ⓘArteixo W-(Mo) deposit, Oleiros, A Coruña, Galicia, Spain
60.5km (37.6 miles) ⓘCorcoesto deposit, Malpica, A Coruña, Galicia, Spain
References
Pascual, E
Estévez, A. (1981) Estudio geológico del yacimiento de Fornás (Santiago). Cuaderno do Laboratorio Xeolóxico de Laxe 2 (vol II):191-211
ATLANTI, C., & BISCAY, B. (1983). The mineralogy and metamorphism of some gahnite-bearing silicate inclusions in massive sulphides from Fornas, north-west Spain. Mineralogical Magazine, 47, 233-235.
 
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