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Pyrite from
Anchor Mine, Lottah, Blue Tier district, Break O'Day municipality, Tasmania, Australia


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Pyrite
Formula:FeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Anchor Mine, Lottah, Blue Tier district, Break O'Day municipality, Tasmania, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:927650
Long-form Identifier:1:3:927650:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
28.6km (17.8 miles) ⓘBanca Mine, Boobyalla Tin field, Banca, Dorset municipality, Tasmania, Australia
33.9km (21.1 miles) ⓘLinton mine, Forester goldfield, Forester, Dorset municipality, Tasmania, Australia
37.9km (23.6 miles) ⓘBlackwood Coal Mine, Mt Nicholas coalfield, St Marys, Break O'Day municipality, Tasmania, Australia
44.9km (27.9 miles) ⓘSouthern Cross mine, Waterhouse goldfield, Waterhouse district, Dorset municipality, Tasmania, Australia
46.0km (28.6 miles) ⓘDuncan Colliery, Fingal, Break O'Day municipality, Tasmania, Australia
48.4km (30.1 miles) ⓘWhiting prospect, The Sidling, Launceston City municipality, Tasmania, Australia
50.1km (31.1 miles) ⓘMammoth Tin Mine, Rossarden mining district, Northern Midlands municipality, Tasmania, Australia
50.9km (31.6 miles) ⓘStoreys Creek Mine, Rossarden mining district, Northern Midlands municipality, Tasmania, Australia
51.3km (31.8 miles) ⓘEagle Road quarry, The Sideling, Launceston City municipality, Tasmania, Australia
52.4km (32.6 miles) ⓘAberfoyle Mine (Aberfoyle Tin Mine; Rossarden Tin Mine), Rossarden mining district, Northern Midlands municipality, Tasmania, Australia
References
Ross, A., 1978, EL 9/76 Blue Tier area annual report, unpub. TAsmanian Company Report 78-1314.
 
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