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Pyrite from
Korb Mine, Eisen, Nohfelden, Sankt Wendel, Saarland, Germany


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Pyrite

Korb Mine, Eisen, Nohfelden, Sankt Wendel, Saarland, Germany
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Pyrite

Korb Mine, Eisen, Nohfelden, Sankt Wendel, Saarland, Germany
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Pyrite

Korb Mine, Eisen, Nohfelden, Sankt Wendel, Saarland, Germany
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Pyrite

Korb Mine, Eisen, Nohfelden, Sankt Wendel, Saarland, Germany
07267180017272033408443.jpg
Pyrite

Korb Mine, Eisen, Nohfelden, Sankt Wendel, Saarland, Germany
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Pyrite

Korb Mine, Eisen, Nohfelden, Sankt Wendel, Saarland, Germany
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Pyrite

Korb Mine, Eisen, Nohfelden, Sankt Wendel, Saarland, Germany
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Pyrite

Korb Mine, Eisen, Nohfelden, Sankt Wendel, Saarland, Germany
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Pyrite

Korb Mine, Eisen, Nohfelden, Sankt Wendel, Saarland, Germany
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Pyrite
Formula:FeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Cinnabar1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Korb Mine, Eisen, Nohfelden, Sankt Wendel, Saarland, Germany
Photo GalleryView Gallery (3 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:84662
Long-form Identifier:1:3:84662:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
3.9km (2.4 miles) ⓘIron mines, Otzenhausen, Nonnweiler, Sankt Wendel, Saarland, Germany
4.3km (2.7 miles) ⓘIndustriegebiet, Otzenhausen, Nonnweiler, Sankt Wendel, Saarland, Germany
5.9km (3.7 miles) ⓘClay pit, Mariahütte, Nonnweiler, Sankt Wendel, Saarland, Germany
7.0km (4.4 miles) ⓘStein U prospect, Ellweiler, Birkenfeld, Birkenfeld, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
7.5km (4.7 miles) ⓘBühlskopf U deposit, Ellweiler, Birkenfeld, Birkenfeld, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
7.7km (4.8 miles) ⓘKloppberg Quarry, Kastel, Nonnweiler, Sankt Wendel, Saarland, Germany
10.3km (6.4 miles) ⓘHussar shaft, Walhausen, Nohfelden, Sankt Wendel, Saarland, Germany
13.6km (8.4 miles) ⓘEichemersrech U prospect, Niederhambach, Birkenfeld, Birkenfeld, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
19.9km (12.3 miles) ⓘSteinkaulenberg, Idar, Idar-Oberstein, Birkenfeld, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
20.9km (13.0 miles) ⓘSetz quarry, Steinbach, Lebach, Saarlouis, Saarland, Germany
References
Weiß, Stefan (1990) Mineralfundstellen Atlas Deutschland West. Christian Weise Verlag, Munich, Germany. 320pp.
 
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