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Pyrite from
Jamieson Mercury mine, Quicksilver creek, Jamieson, Mansfield Shire, Victoria, Australia


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Pyrite
Formula:FeS2
Comments:"It occurs as single crystals up to about 1mm in some cavities and as aggregates and stringers enclosed in quartz-dolomite veins. In places pyrite crystals are present in the surrounding phyllite."
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Jamieson Mercury mine, Quicksilver creek, Jamieson, Mansfield Shire, Victoria, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:846959
Long-form Identifier:1:3:846959:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
14.2km (8.8 miles) ⓘFry's Hut, Merrijig, Mansfield Shire, Victoria, Australia
19.6km (12.2 miles) ⓘRose of Denmark Mine, Gaffney's Creek, Mansfield Shire, Victoria, Australia
21.8km (13.6 miles) ⓘA1 Mine, A1 Mining Settlement, Mansfield Shire, Victoria, Australia
27.8km (17.3 miles) ⓘCherry Mine, Woods Point, Mansfield Shire, Victoria, Australia
28.2km (17.5 miles) ⓘMorning Star Mine, Woods Point, Mansfield Shire, Victoria, Australia
28.9km (18.0 miles) ⓘLittle Comet Mine, Woods Point, Mansfield Shire, Victoria, Australia
29.1km (18.1 miles) ⓘSir John Franklin Mine, Woods Point, Mansfield Shire, Victoria, Australia
37.4km (23.2 miles) ⓘPhosphate Hill, Mansfield, Mansfield Shire, Victoria, Australia
59.9km (37.2 miles) ⓘEdi-Cheshunt turquoise field, Whitfield, Rural City of Wangaratta, Victoria, Australia
74.8km (46.5 miles) ⓘThomson River Copper Mine (Cooper's Creek Copper Mine), Walhalla, Baw Baw Shire, Victoria, Australia
References
Birch, William D. (2003) The Jamieson mercury deposit, Victoria. Australian Journal of Mineralogy, 9 (1). 33-38
 
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