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Pyrite from
Ranter Mine (Rent Tor Mine), Wirksworth, Derbyshire Dales District, Derbyshire, England, UK


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 Ranter Mine (Rent Tor Mine), Wirksworth, Derbyshire Dales District, Derbyshire, England, UK
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:791967
Long-form Identifier:1:3:791967:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘBlack Rocks, Cromford, Derbyshire Dales District, Derbyshire, England, UK
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘDene Quarry, Cromford, Derbyshire Dales District, Derbyshire, England, UK
2.4km (1.5 miles) ⓘBall Eye Quarry, Bonsall, Derbyshire Dales District, Derbyshire, England, UK
3.7km (2.3 miles) ⓘMasson Hill and mines, Matlock, Derbyshire Dales District, Derbyshire, England, UK
4.0km (2.5 miles) ⓘRiber mine, Matlock, Derbyshire Dales District, Derbyshire, England, UK
4.6km (2.9 miles) ⓘJug Holes, Matlock, Derbyshire Dales District, Derbyshire, England, UK
5.6km (3.5 miles) ⓘDimple Mine, Matlock, Derbyshire Dales District, Derbyshire, England, UK
5.7km (3.5 miles) ⓘTearsall Farm, Winster, Derbyshire Dales District, Derbyshire, England, UK
5.7km (3.6 miles) ⓘCrich Quarry (Crich Cliff Quarry; Cliff Quarry), Crich, Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England, UK
6.5km (4.0 miles) ⓘTansley borehole, Tansley, Derbyshire Dales District, Derbyshire, England, UK
References
Farey, John (1811) General View of the Agricuture and Minerals of Derbyshire Vol. 1. G. & W. Nicol. p.265
 
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