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Pyrite from
Choctaw Salt Dome, Plaquemine, Iberville Parish, Louisiana, USA


Locality type:Dome
Classification
Species:Pyrite
Formula:FeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Hilgardite
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Choctaw Salt Dome, Plaquemine, Iberville Parish, Louisiana, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:205982
Long-form Identifier:1:3:205982:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
73.9km (45.9 miles) ⓘAvery Island (Petite Anse), Iberia Parish, Louisiana, USA
74.4km (46.2 miles) ⓘJefferson Island (Lake Peigneur Sulphur mine; Cote Caroline), Iberia Parish, Louisiana, USA
74.5km (46.3 miles) ⓘWeeks Island (Grand Cote), Iberia Parish, Louisiana, USA
86.4km (53.7 miles) ⓘBelle Isle dome, St. Mary Parish, Louisiana, USA
References
Hurlbut, Cornelius S., Taylor, and Ralph E. (1938) Notes on minerals associated with hilgardite. American Mineralogist, 23 (12) 898-902
Palache, Charles; Berman, Harry; Frondel, Clifford (1951) The System of Mineralogy (7th ed.) Vol. 2 - Halides, Nitrates, Borates, Carbonates, Sulfates, Phosphates, Arsenates, Tungstates, Molybdates, Etc. John Wiley and Sons.p.383
Smith, Arthur E. Jr. (1994) Louisiana: Mineral Locality Index. Rocks & Minerals, 69 (3) 156-162 doi:10.1080/00357529.1994.9925581
 
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