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Pyrite from
Borcola Pass, Posina, Vicenza Province, Veneto, Italy


Locality type:Pass
Classification
Species:Pyrite
Formula:FeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Borcola Pass, Posina, Vicenza Province, Veneto, Italy
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:981930
Long-form Identifier:1:3:981930:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Pyrite in this Region
Borcola Pass Quarry (Lucchi Quarry; Prato Lorda Quarry), Borcola Pass, Posina, Vicenza Province, Veneto, Italy
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
0.4km (0.3 miles) ⓘBorcola Pass Quarry (Lucchi Quarry; Prato Lorda Quarry), Borcola Pass, Posina, Vicenza Province, Veneto, Italy
0.6km (0.4 miles) ⓘBorcoletta Quarry, Borcola Pass, Terragnolo, Trento Province, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘGiordano Valley Quarries, Terragnolo, Trento Province, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy
10.3km (6.4 miles) ⓘVal Gerlano Mine (Speccheri Mine), Speccheri, Vallarsa, Trento Province, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy
12.3km (7.7 miles) ⓘFonte Virgiliana, Staro, Valli del Pasubio, Vicenza Province, Veneto, Italy
13.5km (8.4 miles) ⓘCastelletto di Rotzo, Rotzo, Vicenza Province, Veneto, Italy
14.5km (9.0 miles) ⓘBusi locality, San Rocco di Tretto (San Rocco), Tretto, Schio, Vicenza Province, Veneto, Italy
15.0km (9.3 miles) ⓘMt. Cengio, Zuccanti Valley, Mercanti Valley, Torrebelvicino, Vicenza Province, Veneto, Italy
15.1km (9.4 miles) ⓘSan Patrizio Mine, Pozzani di Sopra, Santa Maria di Tretto (Contrada Pornaro), Tretto, Schio, Vicenza Province, Veneto, Italy
15.2km (9.4 miles) ⓘTretto 01 Mine ("Busa sotto strada" Mine), Santa Maria di Tretto (Contrada Pornaro), Tretto, Schio, Vicenza Province, Veneto, Italy
References
Maddalena, L. (1906): Osservazioni geologiche sul Vicentino e in particolare sul bacino del Posina. Boll. Soc. Geol. Ital., 25, 3, 659-743.
Boscardin, M.; Girardi, A.; Violati Tescari, O. (1975) Minerali nel Vicentino. Club Alpino Italiano, Sezione di Vicenza, Vicenza, Italy, 144 pp.p.72
 
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