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Pyrite from
Beňatina quarry, Beňatina, Sobrance District, Košice Region, Slovakia


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Pyrite

Beňatina quarry, Beňatina, Sobrance District, Košice Region, Slovakia
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Pyrite

Beňatina quarry, Beňatina, Sobrance District, Košice Region, Slovakia
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Pyrite

Beňatina quarry, Beňatina, Sobrance District, Košice Region, Slovakia
Classification
Species:Pyrite
Formula:FeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Beňatina quarry, Beňatina, Sobrance District, Košice Region, Slovakia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:920014
Long-form Identifier:1:3:920014:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
1.4km (0.9 miles) ⓘBeňatinská voda, Beňatina, Sobrance District, Košice Region, Slovakia
15.4km (9.6 miles) ⓘQuartzite outcrops, Poruba pod Vihorlatom, Michalovce District, Košice Region, Slovakia
17.3km (10.7 miles) ⓘOpal occurrence, Jovsa, Michalovce District, Košice Region, Slovakia
18.9km (11.7 miles) ⓘZemplínske Hámre quarry, Zemplínske Hámre, Snina District, Prešov Region, Slovakia
26.8km (16.6 miles) ⓘŠutová, Vinné, Michalovce District, Košice Region, Slovakia
49.6km (30.8 miles) ⓘKamin-Kliovka, Mukachevo Raion, Zakarpattia Oblast, Ukraine
53.1km (33.0 miles) ⓘMerník mercury deposit, Komárany, Vranov nad Topľou District, Prešov Region, Slovakia
54.4km (33.8 miles) ⓘVechec quarry, Vechec, Vranov nad Topľou District, Prešov Region, Slovakia
54.9km (34.1 miles) ⓘ"Rabe" quarry, Huczwice, Gmina Baligród, Lesko County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, Poland
57.1km (35.5 miles) ⓘBanské outcrop, Banské, Vranov nad Topľou District, Prešov Region, Slovakia
References
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