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Pyrrhotite from
Morro Velho mine, Nova Lima, Minas Gerais, Brazil


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Pyrrhotite, etc.

Morro Velho mine, Nova Lima, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Pyrrhotite

Morro Velho mine, Nova Lima, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Pyrrhotite

Morro Velho mine, Nova Lima, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Pyrrhotite

Morro Velho mine, Nova Lima, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Pyrrhotite, etc.

Morro Velho mine, Nova Lima, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Pyrrhotite

Morro Velho mine, Nova Lima, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Pyrrhotite

Morro Velho mine, Nova Lima, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Pyrrhotite

Morro Velho mine, Nova Lima, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Pyrrhotite, etc.

Morro Velho mine, Nova Lima, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Pyrrhotite

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Pyrrhotite

Morro Velho mine, Nova Lima, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Pyrrhotite

Morro Velho mine, Nova Lima, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Pyrrhotite
Formula:Fe1-xS
Comments:These lustrous xls are some of the best
Habit:Hexagonal tablets to many cm
Colour:yellow brown
Luminescent properties:none
Quality for species:Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Siderite124
- var Mg-rich Siderite1
Dolomite120
Cubanite55
Quartz50
Calcite14
Fluorapatite12
Scheelite10
Albite9
Marcasite7
Chalcopyrite3
Magnesite3
Baryte2
Pyrite2
Apatite2
Native Gold2
Arsenopyrite2
Ullmannite1
Malachite1
Ankerite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrrhotite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Morro Velho mine, Nova Lima, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Photo GalleryView Gallery (42 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:9234
Long-form Identifier:1:3:9234:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrrhotite
0.2km (0.1 miles) ⓘRaposos mine, Raposos, Minas Gerais, Brazil
8.3km (5.1 miles) ⓘLamego Au deposit, Sabará, Minas Gerais, Brazil
13.8km (8.6 miles) ⓘCuiabá mine, Sabará, Minas Gerais, Brazil
15.6km (9.7 miles) ⓘJuca Vieira mine, Caeté, Minas Gerais, Brazil
33.7km (20.9 miles) ⓘCórrego do Sitio Au deposit, Santa Bárbara, Minas Gerais, Brazil
35.7km (22.2 miles) ⓘSão Bento mine, Santa Bárbara, Minas Gerais, Brazil
38.7km (24.1 miles) ⓘPilar mine, Santa Bárbara, Minas Gerais, Brazil
64.9km (40.3 miles) ⓘPassagem mine, Passagem de Mariana, Mariana, Minas Gerais, Brazil
74.2km (46.1 miles) ⓘMorro da Mina mine, Conselheiro Lafaiete, Minas Gerais, Brazil
86.7km (53.9 miles) ⓘSão Sebastião deposit, São José da Varginha, Minas Gerais, Brazil
References
Rocks & Min.: 63:43
Henwood, W. J. (1871) Observations on Metalliferous Deposits: On the Gold Mines of Minas Geraes, in Brazil. Transactions of the Royal Geological Society of Cornwall, 8 (1) 168-370
Vial, Diogenes Scipioni; DeWitt, Ed; Lobato, Lydia Maria; Thorman, Charles H. (2007) The geology of the Morro Velho gold deposit in the Archean Rio das Velhas greenstone belt, Quadrilátero Ferrífero, Brazil. Ore Geology Reviews, 32 (3). doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2004.12.008
 
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