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Pyrite from
Cerro Tazna, Cotagaita Municipality, Nor Chichas Province, Potosí, Bolivia


Locality type:Mountain
Classification
Species:Pyrite
Formula:FeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Siderite67
Augelite59
Quartz48
Arsenopyrite33
Bismuthinite31
Sphalerite30
Galena30
Chalcopyrite25
Jamesonite20
Stannite18
Native Bismuth10
Joséite-B9
Baryte5
Marcasite4
Pyrrhotite2
Ferberite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Cerro Tazna, Cotagaita Municipality, Nor Chichas Province, Potosí, Bolivia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:43076
Long-form Identifier:1:3:43076:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Pyrite in this Region
Tazna Mine (Tasna Mine; Tazna-Rosario Mine), Tasna Rosario, Cerro Tazna, Cotagaita Municipality, Nor Chichas Province, Potosí, Bolivia
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘTazna Mine (Tasna Mine; Tazna-Rosario Mine), Tasna Rosario, Cerro Tazna, Cotagaita Municipality, Nor Chichas Province, Potosí, Bolivia
36.6km (22.7 miles) ⓘSiete Suyos mine, Chocaya-Animas mining district (Animas-Chocaya mining district), Atocha Municipality, Sud Chichas Province, Potosí, Bolivia
37.3km (23.2 miles) ⓘChocaya mine, Chocaya-Animas mining district (Animas-Chocaya mining district), Atocha Municipality, Sud Chichas Province, Potosí, Bolivia
37.8km (23.5 miles) ⓘChorolque Mine, Cerro Chorolque, Atocha Municipality, Sud Chichas Province, Potosí, Bolivia
38.1km (23.7 miles) ⓘChocaya-Animas mining district (Animas-Chocaya mining district), Atocha Municipality, Sud Chichas Province, Potosí, Bolivia
39.0km (24.2 miles) ⓘÁnimas Mine, Chocaya-Animas mining district (Animas-Chocaya mining district), Atocha Municipality, Sud Chichas Province, Potosí, Bolivia
58.4km (36.3 miles) ⓘVeta Montecristo (Monte Cristo mine), Churata District, Caiza D municipality, Nor Chichas Province, Potosí, Bolivia
58.5km (36.4 miles) ⓘPulacayo Mine, Huanchaca, Uyuni Municipality, Antonio Quijarro Province, Potosí, Bolivia
60.4km (37.5 miles) ⓘTatasí, Atocha Municipality, Sud Chichas Province, Potosí, Bolivia
60.7km (37.7 miles) ⓘPortugalete mines, Tatasí, Atocha Municipality, Sud Chichas Province, Potosí, Bolivia
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