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Pyrite from
Prince Lyell Mine, Mount Lyell Mines, Queenstown, Queenstown district, West Coast 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 Prince Lyell Mine, Mount Lyell Mines, Queenstown, Queenstown district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:372995
Long-form Identifier:1:3:372995:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘMount Lyell Mines, Queenstown, Queenstown district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘWestern Tharsis deposit, Mount Lyell Mines, Queenstown, Queenstown district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘNorth Lyell mine, Mount Lyell Mines, Queenstown, Queenstown district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘCrown Lyell mine, Mount Lyell Mines, Queenstown, Queenstown district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
3.3km (2.1 miles) ⓘLyell Comstock Pb/Zn mine, Mount Lyell Mines, Queenstown, Queenstown district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
3.5km (2.2 miles) ⓘComstock Chert prospect, Mount Lyell Mines, Queenstown, Queenstown district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
10.6km (6.6 miles) ⓘJukes Proprietary mine, Queenstown district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
11.3km (7.0 miles) ⓘGaspersics Newall Creek quarry, Lynchford, Queenstown, Queenstown district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
16.0km (10.0 miles) ⓘIntercolonial Spur, Queenstown district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
17.8km (11.0 miles) ⓘTyndall mine (Mount Tyndall Copper Mine), Tyndall Valley, West Coast Municipality, Tasmania, Australia
References
Raymond, Oliver L. (1996) Pyrite composition and ore genesis in the Prince Lyell copper deposit, Mt Lyell mineral field, western Tasmania, Australia. Ore Geology Reviews, 10 (3). 231-250 doi:10.1016/0169-1368(95)00025-9
Bottrill, Ralph S.; Baker, William. E. (2008) Geological Survey of Tasmania Bulletin - A Catalogue of the Minerals of Tasmania No. 73. Mineral Resources Tasmania. 254 pp.
 
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