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Pyrite from
Roikonkoski, Suojärvi District, Republic of Karelia, Russia


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Pyrite
Formula:FeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Roikonkoski, Suojärvi District, Republic of Karelia, Russia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:863619
Long-form Identifier:1:3:863619:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
19.2km (11.9 miles) ⓘHatunoja-2 massive sulphide deposit, Jalonvaara ore field, Suojärvi District, Republic of Karelia, Russia
19.9km (12.4 miles) ⓘJalonvaara massive sulphide deposit, Jalonvaara ore field, Suojärvi District, Republic of Karelia, Russia
20.3km (12.6 miles) ⓘJalonvaara base metal deposit, Jalonvaara ore field, Suojärvi District, Republic of Karelia, Russia
27.3km (17.0 miles) ⓘPakula gold prospect, Alattu-Pakula-Janis ore field, Pitkyarantsky District, Republic of Karelia, Russia
29.1km (18.1 miles) ⓘKitelskoe Sn-Zn deposit, Kitelya, Pitkyarantsky District, Republic of Karelia, Russia
35.3km (21.9 miles) ⓘNuolayniemi deposit, Pitkyaranta mining district, Pitkyarantsky District, Republic of Karelia, Russia
38.6km (24.0 miles) ⓘDumps of the old mines, Pitkyaranta, Pitkyaranta mining district, Pitkyarantsky District, Republic of Karelia, Russia
41.7km (25.9 miles) ⓘPitkyaranta mining district, Pitkyarantsky District, Republic of Karelia, Russia
41.7km (25.9 miles) ⓘLupikko Mine, Pitkyaranta mining district, Pitkyarantsky District, Republic of Karelia, Russia
59.0km (36.6 miles) ⓘVaitasaari, Sortavala City District, Republic of Karelia, Russia
References
V. I. Ivashchenko, O. B. Lavrov, K. Sundblad and A. N. Toritsin (2007) Au-Ag-Bi-Te-Se vein mineralization at Roikonkoski, Karelia, northern Lake Ladoga region. Geological Survey of Finland, Guide 53 pp 51-56
Ivashchenko, V. I., Sundblad, K., Toritsin, A. N., Golubev, A. I., Lavrov, O. B. (2008) Rajkonkoski gold-telluride ore occurrence: A new high prospective type of complex noble metal mineralization in the Karelian Proterozoic. Doklady Earth Sciences, 423 (1) 1187-1193 doi:10.1134/s1028334x08080011
 
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