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Pyrite from
Keymet mine (Elmtree River Prospect), Beresford Parish, Gloucester Co., New Brunswick, Canada


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Pyrite
Formula:FeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Keymet mine (Elmtree River Prospect), Beresford Parish, Gloucester Co., New Brunswick, Canada
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:85585
Long-form Identifier:1:3:85585:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
8.6km (5.4 miles) ⓘNigadoo Mine (Nigadoo River Mine), Beresford Parish, Gloucester Co., New Brunswick, Canada
19.8km (12.3 miles) ⓘClarke's Camp, Bathurst Parish, Gloucester Co., New Brunswick, Canada
21.0km (13.1 miles) ⓘTetagouche Falls, Bathurst Parish, Gloucester Co., New Brunswick, Canada
23.6km (14.7 miles) ⓘNash Creek Project, Durham Parish, Restigouche Co., New Brunswick, Canada
31.6km (19.6 miles) ⓘBenjamin River apatite prospect, Colborne Parish, Restigouche Co., New Brunswick, Canada
33.4km (20.8 miles) ⓘMcMaster deposit, Colborne Parish, Restigouche Co., New Brunswick, Canada
35.4km (22.0 miles) ⓘBrunswick Northend zone deposit, Bathurst Mining Camp, Bathurst Parish, Gloucester Co., New Brunswick, Canada
36.5km (22.7 miles) ⓘCaribou mine, Bathurst Mining Camp, Colborne Parish, Restigouche Co., New Brunswick, Canada
36.8km (22.9 miles) ⓘOrvan Brook deposit, Bathurst Mining Camp, Bathurst Parish, Gloucester Co., New Brunswick, Canada
36.9km (22.9 miles) ⓘBrunswick No. 12 mine (Brunswick Mining & Smelting Corp. No. 12 mine), Bathurst Mining Camp, Bathurst Parish, Gloucester Co., New Brunswick, Canada
References
Sutherland, J. K. (1967) The chemistry of some New Brunswick pyrites. The Canadian Mineralogist, 9 (1) 71-84
dnre-mrne.gnb.ca (2006) http://dnre-mrne.gnb.ca/MineralOccurrence/
(2022) New Brunswick Mineral Occurrence Database, Department of Energy and Mines.
 
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