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Pyrite from
Diabase quarry, Altenkirchen, Braunfels, Lahn-Dill-Kreis, Giessen Region, Hesse, Germany


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Pyrite
Formula:FeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Calcite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Diabase quarry, Altenkirchen, Braunfels, Lahn-Dill-Kreis, Giessen Region, Hesse, Germany
Photo GalleryView Gallery (3 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:690029
Long-form Identifier:1:3:690029:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
3.8km (2.3 miles) ⓘDiabase works, Phillipstein, Weilmünster, Limburg-Weilburg, Giessen Region, Hesse, Germany
5.3km (3.3 miles) ⓘMark Mine, Weinbach, Limburg-Weilburg, Giessen Region, Hesse, Germany
7.0km (4.4 miles) ⓘMehlbach Mine, Laubuseschbach, Weilmünster, Limburg-Weilburg, Giessen Region, Hesse, Germany
10.1km (6.3 miles) ⓘDiabase quarry, Stockhausen, Leun, Lahn-Dill-Kreis, Giessen Region, Hesse, Germany
11.6km (7.2 miles) ⓘAlter Mann & Roter Küppel Mines, Langhecke, Villmar, Limburg-Weilburg, Giessen Region, Hesse, Germany
12.0km (7.4 miles) ⓘFortuna Mine, Oberbiel, Solms, Lahn-Dill-Kreis, Giessen Region, Hesse, Germany
12.9km (8.0 miles) ⓘLindenberg Mine, Münster, Selters, Limburg-Weilburg, Giessen Region, Hesse, Germany
14.4km (9.0 miles) ⓘAlter Stein Quarry, Allendorf, Greifenstein, Lahn-Dill-Kreis, Giessen Region, Hesse, Germany
18.5km (11.5 miles) ⓘRotläufchen Mine, Waldgirmes, Lahnau, Lahn-Dill-Kreis, Giessen Region, Hesse, Germany
19.0km (11.8 miles) ⓘPhillipseck Mine, Münster, Butzbach, Wetteraukreis, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany
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