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Pyrite from
Meggen Mine, Lennestadt, Olpe, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany


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Meggen Mine, Lennestadt, Olpe, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Pyrite
Formula:FeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Calcite5
Dolomite1
Sphalerite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Meggen Mine, Lennestadt, Olpe, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Photo GalleryView Gallery (3 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:90449
Long-form Identifier:1:3:90449:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
4.5km (2.8 miles) ⓘGrevenbrück quarry, Lennestadt, Olpe, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
11.5km (7.2 miles) ⓘMercur Mine (Merkur Mine), Silberg, Kirchhundem, Olpe, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
13.8km (8.6 miles) ⓘVictoria Mine, Littfeld, Kreuztal, Siegen-Wittgenstein, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
15.5km (9.6 miles) ⓘStahlberg Mine (Schwabengrube), Müsen, Hilchenbach, Siegen-Wittgenstein, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
16.6km (10.3 miles) ⓘWildermann Mine, Ferndorf, Kreuztal, Siegen-Wittgenstein, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
17.6km (10.9 miles) ⓘHermann Mine, Hüttebrüchen, Allendorf, Sundern, Hochsauerlandkreis, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
17.7km (11.0 miles) ⓘAllendorf quarry, Allendorf, Sundern, Hochsauerlandkreis, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
18.3km (11.3 miles) ⓘChurfürst Ernst Mine, Bönkhausen, Sundern, Hochsauerlandkreis, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
21.1km (13.1 miles) ⓘWestenfeld quarry, Sundern, Hochsauerlandkreis, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
22.5km (14.0 miles) ⓘDiabaswerk quarry, Berge, Meschede, Hochsauerlandkreis, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
References
Large, D., Walcher, E. (1999) The Rammelsberg massive sulphide Cu-Zn-Pb-Ba-Deposit, Germany: an example of sediment-hosted, massive sulphide mineralisation. Mineralium Deposita, 34 (5) 522-538 doi:10.1007/s001260050218
 
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