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Pyrite from
Kitticoola Mine (Great Wheal Orford; Plush and Omond; PM 53; Reedy Creek; Tungkillo), Palmer, Mid Murray Council, South Australia, Australia


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Pyrite, etc.

Kitticoola Mine, Palmer, Mid Murray Council, South Australia, Australia
09041790017699822626636.jpg
Pyrite, etc.

Kitticoola Mine, Palmer, Mid Murray Council, South Australia, Australia
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Pyrite, etc.

Kitticoola Mine, Palmer, Mid Murray Council, South Australia, Australia
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Pyrite
Formula:FeS2
Quality for species:Poor for species, only of interest for locality collectors. (#)
Abundance at site:Common
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz3
Chalcopyrite3
Chrysocolla2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Kitticoola Mine (Great Wheal Orford; Plush and Omond; PM 53; Reedy Creek; Tungkillo), Palmer, Mid Murray Council, South Australia, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:86634
Long-form Identifier:1:3:86634:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
8.3km (5.2 miles) ⓘMannum Falls, Reedy Creek, Mannum, Mid Murray Council, South Australia, Australia
18.3km (11.4 miles) ⓘBlumberg (Hynes Reef; Young Bullfinch), Birdwood, Adelaide Hills Council, South Australia, Australia
19.0km (11.8 miles) ⓘKanappa Mine, Sanderson, Mid Murray Council, South Australia, Australia
19.2km (11.9 miles) ⓘSaint Patrick Mine (Mount Sienna Mine; Mount Sienna Ochre Mine; Talunga Ochre Mine), Birdwood, Adelaide Hills Council, South Australia, Australia
19.5km (12.1 miles) ⓘPreamimma Mine, Rural City of Murray Bridge, South Australia, Australia
22.3km (13.9 miles) ⓘDunstan Talc Mine (Gumeracha Talc Mine), Gumeracha, Adelaide Hills Council, South Australia, Australia
22.4km (13.9 miles) ⓘChapmans Talc Mine, Gumeracha, Adelaide Hills Council, South Australia, Australia
23.2km (14.4 miles) ⓘGumeracha Quarry, Gumeracha, Adelaide Hills Council, South Australia, Australia
24.3km (15.1 miles) ⓘEureka Mine, Woodside, Adelaide Hills Council, South Australia, Australia
24.3km (15.1 miles) ⓘBrukunga Quarry, District Council of Mount Barker, South Australia, Australia
References
SA Geodata Database - Mineral Deposit Details Deposit Number: 1502
Griessmann, Martin (2011) Gold mineralisation in the Adelaide fold belt. PhD, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Adelaide Univeristy, Adelaide, South Australia. 331 pp.
 
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