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Pyrite from
Pioneer quarry, Narre Warren North, City of Casey, Victoria, Australia


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Pyrite
Formula:FeS2
Comments:At the Narre Warren quarry "The pyrite veining the brecciated clay is generally massive but may form bright, hemispherical groups of multiply-twinned crystals up to 1 cm across in open spaces. The only other occurrence of pyrite is as microscopic capillary growths associated with phillipsite crystals in some of the cavities."
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Pioneer quarry, Narre Warren North, City of Casey, Victoria, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:89904
Long-form Identifier:1:3:89904:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
21.4km (13.3 miles) ⓘRingwood Gold and Antimony Mine (Antimony Mine), Ringwood, City of Maroondah, Victoria, Australia
42.9km (26.6 miles) ⓘBoral Limited quarry, Bundoora, City of Whittlesea, Victoria, Australia
61.1km (37.9 miles) ⓘKennon Head, Kitty Miller Bay, Phillip Island, Bass Coast Shire, Victoria, Australia
62.4km (38.8 miles) ⓘWest Head, Flinders area, Mornington Peninsula Shire, Victoria, Australia
88.8km (55.2 miles) ⓘCoimadai Antimony Mine, Coimadai, Moorabool Shire, Victoria, Australia
91.2km (56.7 miles) ⓘCherry Mine, Woods Point, Mansfield Shire, Victoria, Australia
91.4km (56.8 miles) ⓘMorning Star Mine, Woods Point, Mansfield Shire, Victoria, Australia
92.4km (57.4 miles) ⓘA1 Mine, A1 Mining Settlement, Mansfield Shire, Victoria, Australia
92.4km (57.4 miles) ⓘLittle Comet Mine, Woods Point, Mansfield Shire, Victoria, Australia
93.0km (57.8 miles) ⓘRose of Denmark Mine, Gaffney's Creek, Mansfield Shire, Victoria, Australia
References
Birch, W.D., Johnson, A., Johnson, S. (1979) Zoned Siderite and zeolites from Narre Warren, Victoria. The Australian Mineralogist 20, 97-99.
 
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