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Pentlandite from
East Mine, Falconbridge Township, Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada


Classification
Species:Pentlandite
Formula:(NixFey)Σ9S8
Comments:Occur in the Sudbury nickel irruptive.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pentlandite data
Locality Data:Click here to view East Mine, Falconbridge Township, Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:63597
Long-form Identifier:1:3:63597:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pentlandite
1.2km (0.8 miles) ⓘFalconbridge Mine, Falconbridge Township, Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
6.6km (4.1 miles) ⓘGarson Mine, Garson Township, Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
9.2km (5.7 miles) ⓘKirkwood Mine, Garson Township, Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
10.1km (6.3 miles) ⓘVictor Deep Mine, Maclennan Township, Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
10.2km (6.3 miles) ⓘNickel Rim Mine, Maclennan Township, Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
10.2km (6.3 miles) ⓘMaclennan Mine, Maclennan Township, Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
11.0km (6.8 miles) ⓘScadding Gold Mine, Scadding Township, Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
11.2km (7.0 miles) ⓘVictor Mine, Maclennan Township, Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
13.6km (8.5 miles) ⓘCapre Lake Mine, Capreol Township, Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
16.3km (10.1 miles) ⓘLindsley Mine, Blezard Township, Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
References
Hawley, J. E.; Stanton, R. L. (1962) The Sudbury ores, their mineralogy and origin; Part 2, The facts; The ores, their minerals, metals and distribution. The Canadian Mineralogist, 7 (1). 30-145
 
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