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Pyrrhotite from
Monchegorsk, Murmansk Oblast, Russia


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Pyrrhotite, etc.

Monchegorsk Cu-Ni Deposit, Sopcha Massif, Monchegorsk, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
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Pyrrhotite, etc.

Monchegorsk Cu-Ni Deposit, Sopcha Massif, Monchegorsk, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
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Pyrrhotite, etc.

Monchegorsk Cu-Ni Deposit, Sopcha Massif, Monchegorsk, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
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Pyrrhotite, etc.

Monchegorsk Cu-Ni Deposit, Sopcha Massif, Monchegorsk, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
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Pyrrhotite, etc.

Monchegorsk Cu-Ni Deposit, Sopcha Massif, Monchegorsk, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
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Pyrrhotite, etc.

Monchegorsk Cu-Ni Deposit, Sopcha Massif, Monchegorsk, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
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Pyrrhotite, etc.

Monchegorsk Cu-Ni Deposit, Sopcha Massif, Monchegorsk, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
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Pyrrhotite, etc.

Monchegorsk Cu-Ni Deposit, Sopcha Massif, Monchegorsk, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
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Pyrrhotite, etc.

Monchegorsk Cu-Ni Deposit, Sopcha Massif, Monchegorsk, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
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Pyrrhotite, etc.

Monchegorsk Cu-Ni Deposit, Sopcha Massif, Monchegorsk, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
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Pyrrhotite, etc.

Monchegorsk Cu-Ni Deposit, Sopcha Massif, Monchegorsk, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
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Pyrrhotite, etc.

Monchegorsk Cu-Ni Deposit, Sopcha Massif, Monchegorsk, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
Locality type:Complex
Classification
Species:Pyrrhotite
Formula:Fe1-xS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Pentlandite40
Ilmenite30
Magnetite29
Chalcopyrite28
Pyrite4
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrrhotite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Monchegorsk, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:845628
Long-form Identifier:1:3:845628:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Pyrrhotite in this Region
Nyud-2 deposit, Monchegorsk, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
Monchegorsk Cu-Ni Deposit, Sopcha Massif, Monchegorsk, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
Horizon 330 deposit (Sopcha Lake chromite deposit), Sopcha Mt, Monchegorsk Cu-Ni Deposit, Sopcha Massif, Monchegorsk, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
Vuruchuaivench prospect, Monchegorsk, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
Yuzhnosopchinsky-1, Yuzhnosopchinsky massif, Monchegorsk, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrrhotite
3.3km (2.0 miles) ⓘVuruchuaivench prospect, Monchegorsk, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
4.0km (2.5 miles) ⓘMonchegorsk Cu-Ni Deposit, Sopcha Massif, Monchegorsk, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
5.8km (3.6 miles) ⓘNud II mine, Monche tundra intrusion, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
7.0km (4.3 miles) ⓘUnnamed mine adits, Monche tundra intrusion, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
7.2km (4.5 miles) ⓘHorizon 330 deposit (Sopcha Lake chromite deposit), Sopcha Mt, Monchegorsk Cu-Ni Deposit, Sopcha Massif, Monchegorsk, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
7.9km (4.9 miles) ⓘNyud-2 deposit, Monchegorsk, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
9.5km (5.9 miles) ⓘLoypishnyun deposit, Monche tundra intrusion, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
19.2km (11.9 miles) ⓘKirovogorsk open pit, Olenegorsk, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
28.1km (17.4 miles) ⓘYum'echorr Mt (Yumjechorr), Murmansk Oblast, Russia
31.7km (19.7 miles) ⓘVolchetundra massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
References
Yury L. Voytekhovsky, Yury N. Neradovsky (2008) The Cu-Ni-PGE and Cr deposits of the Monchegorsk area, the Kola Peninsula, Russia. 33 IGC excursion No 48, August 15 – 21, 2008
 
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