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Pyrrhotite from
Mactung Mine, Northwest Territories, Canada


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Pyrrhotite
Formula:Fe1-xS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrrhotite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Mactung Mine, Northwest Territories, Canada
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:553053
Long-form Identifier:1:3:553053:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrrhotite
13.5km (8.4 miles) ⓘTom deposit, Macmillan Pass, Watson Lake mining district, Yukon, Canada
16.0km (10.0 miles) ⓘJason deposit, Macmillan Pass, Watson Lake mining district, Yukon, Canada
49.0km (30.4 miles) ⓘGun claim, Wilson Lake, Itsi Mountain, Watson Lake mining district, Yukon, Canada
49.8km (30.9 miles) ⓘBirr claim, Macmillan Pass, Watson Lake mining district, Yukon, Canada
83.2km (51.7 miles) ⓘNUG 4 claim, Nahanni River area, Mackenzie Mountains, Northwest Territories, Canada
References
(1998) International strategic mineral issues summary report: tungsten. Circular 930-O. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/cir930o
Li, Hao, Lambiv Dzemua, Gideon, Liu, Qi (2021) Beneficiation Studies of the Low-Grade Skarn Phosphate from Mactung Tungsten Deposit, Yukon, Canada. Minerals, 11 (4) 421 doi:10.3390/min11040421
 
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