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Pyrite from
McMillan Brook, Victoria Co., Nova Scotia, Canada


Classification
Species:Pyrite
Formula:FeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view McMillan Brook, Victoria Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:849223
Long-form Identifier:1:3:849223:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
34.0km (21.1 miles) ⓘPrince mine, Point Aconi, Sydney coalfield, Cape Breton Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
42.3km (26.3 miles) ⓘScotch Lake quarry, Scotch Lake, Cape Breton Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
44.8km (27.8 miles) ⓘMacPherson Mine, Cape Breton Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
46.2km (28.7 miles) ⓘEvans Mine, St. Rose, Inverness Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
47.5km (29.5 miles) ⓘRifle Range Quarry, Cape Breton Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
47.9km (29.8 miles) ⓘKrumrine Quarry, Cape Breton Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
49.1km (30.5 miles) ⓘFrenchvale quarry, Cape Breton Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
52.0km (32.3 miles) ⓘMacLean Brook Polymetallic Occurrence, Cape Breton Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
52.7km (32.8 miles) ⓘCoxheath Cu-Mo-Au deposit, Cape Breton Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
54.8km (34.0 miles) ⓘMeat Cove zinc deposit, Meat Cove, Inverness Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
References
Chatterjee, A.K. (1977) Copper-Zinc Deposit at McMillan Brook, Victoria County, Cape Breton Island. Nova Scotia Department of Mines, Report 77-1.
 
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