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Pyrite from
Moke Creek prospect, Queenstown, Queenstown-Lakes District, Otago Region, New Zealand


Locality type:Prospect
Classification
Species:Pyrite
Formula:FeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Moke Creek prospect, Queenstown, Queenstown-Lakes District, Otago Region, New Zealand
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:835360
Long-form Identifier:1:3:835360:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
14.1km (8.8 miles) ⓘShotover, Queenstown-Lakes District, Otago Region, New Zealand
18.0km (11.2 miles) ⓘNugget and Cornish Mine (The Nugget; Gallant Tipperary; Gallant Tip), Skippers, Queenstown-Lakes District, Otago Region, New Zealand
19.4km (12.1 miles) ⓘMt Judah Mine, Glenorchy, Queenstown-Lakes District, Otago Region, New Zealand
20.9km (13.0 miles) ⓘPhoenix Mine (Scandinavian; Achilles; Bullen; Bullendale mine; Mount Aurum), Skippers, Queenstown-Lakes District, Otago Region, New Zealand
21.2km (13.1 miles) ⓘPhoenix Extended Mine, Skippers, Queenstown-Lakes District, Otago Region, New Zealand
21.4km (13.3 miles) ⓘBritish American Mine, Skippers, Queenstown-Lakes District, Otago Region, New Zealand
28.9km (18.0 miles) ⓘInvincible Mine, Glenorchy, Queenstown-Lakes District, Otago Region, New Zealand
40.1km (24.9 miles) ⓘNevis Valley, Central Otago District, Otago Region, New Zealand
40.8km (25.4 miles) ⓘBuchan's Lode, Bannockburn, Cromwell, Central Otago District, Otago Region, New Zealand
45.7km (28.4 miles) ⓘBannockburn, Cromwell, Central Otago District, Otago Region, New Zealand
References
Wright, J. B. (1966) Studies on the pyrrhotite and paragenesis of the Moke creek sulphide lode, Wakatipu district. New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics, 9 (3) 301-322 doi:10.1080/00288306.1966.10422817
Wood, B. L. (1967) The copper deposits of Moke Creek, West Otago. New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics, 10 (3) 855-869 doi:10.1080/00288306.1967.10431096
Turnbull, R. E., Size, W. B., Tulloch, A. J., Christie, A. B. (2017) The ultramafic–intermediate Riwaka Complex, New Zealand: summary of the petrology, geochemistry and related Ni–Cu–PGE mineralisation. New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics, 60 (3) 270-295 doi:10.1080/00288306.2017.1316747
 
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