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Pyrrhotite from
Scotia Central Gold Mine, Norseman, Dundas Shire, Western Australia, Australia


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Pyrrhotite
Formula:Fe1-xS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrrhotite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Scotia Central Gold Mine, Norseman, Dundas Shire, Western Australia, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:943767
Long-form Identifier:1:3:943767:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrrhotite
11.3km (7.0 miles) ⓘMount Henry Gold Mine, Mount Henry Project, Norseman, Dundas Shire, Western Australia, Australia
28.3km (17.6 miles) ⓘO.K. Gold Mine, Norseman, Dundas Shire, Western Australia, Australia
30.3km (18.8 miles) ⓘAjax Gold Mine, Norseman, Dundas Shire, Western Australia, Australia
31.0km (19.3 miles) ⓘCrown Gold Mine, Norseman, Dundas Shire, Western Australia, Australia
39.5km (24.5 miles) ⓘNorth Royal Pit, Norseman, Dundas Shire, Western Australia, Australia
40.0km (24.9 miles) ⓘHarlequin Gold Mine, Norseman, Dundas Shire, Western Australia, Australia
57.1km (35.5 miles) ⓘPioneer JH prospect, Norseman, Dundas Shire, Western Australia, Australia
62.2km (38.7 miles) ⓘPolar Bear peninsula, Norseman, Dundas Shire, Western Australia, Australia
78.1km (48.5 miles) ⓘChalice Gold Mine, Higginsville Goldfield, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia
88.9km (55.3 miles) ⓘRedross Mine, Widgiemooltha, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia
References
McCuaig, T.S. (1997), The Genesis and Evolution of the Lode Gold Mineralization and Mafic Host Lithologies in the Late-Archean Norseman Terrance Yilgarn Block Western Australia, )thesis) University of Saskkatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada, 1997 pp 139-140, pp 155 -161
 
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