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Pyrite from
Lillefjellklumpen deposit, Røyrvik, Trøndelag, Norway


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Pyrite
Formula:FeS2
Comments:"Bravoite" is an alteration product after pentlandite.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Lillefjellklumpen deposit, Røyrvik, Trøndelag, Norway
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:990718
Long-form Identifier:1:3:990718:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
4.9km (3.0 miles) ⓘSkorovass Mines, Skorovatn, Namsskogan, Trøndelag, Norway
19.8km (12.3 miles) ⓘStormyrplutten deposit, Røyrvik, Trøndelag, Norway
25.2km (15.6 miles) ⓘGjersvik Mine, Røyrvik, Trøndelag, Norway
28.4km (17.6 miles) ⓘØstnes Prospect, Lierne, Trøndelag, Norway
33.1km (20.6 miles) ⓘSkiftesmyr Copper-Zinc Deposit, Grong, Trøndelag, Norway
37.2km (23.1 miles) ⓘGodejords prospect (John Godejord's prospect), Godejorda, Grong, Trøndelag, Norway
38.0km (23.6 miles) ⓘLauvsjølia, Lierne, Trøndelag, Norway
40.7km (25.3 miles) ⓘJoma Mines, Røyrvik, Trøndelag, Norway
41.5km (25.8 miles) ⓘMusurtanghøgda, Lierne, Trøndelag, Norway
58.3km (36.2 miles) ⓘKolsvik gold field (Bindalen gold field), Bindal, Nordland, Norway
References
Foslie, Steinar; Johnson, Mimi Høst (1932) Platina i sulfidisk nikkelmalm [Platinum in sulphidic nickel ore]. Norges Geologiske Undersøkelse 137. In commission of H. Aschehoug & Co. 72pp.
Bjørlykke, Harald (1945) Innholdet av kobolt i svovelkis fra norske nikkelmalmer [The content of cobalt in pyrite from Norwegian nickel ores]. Norsk Geologisk Tidsskrift [Norwegian Journal of Geology], 25. 11-15
 
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