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Pyrite from
Karara Mine, Karara Conservation Reserve, Perenjori Shire, Western Australia, Australia


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Pyrite
Formula:FeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:SEM-EDS
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Siderite1
Calcite1
Magnetite1
Hematite1
Quartz1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Karara Mine, Karara Conservation Reserve, Perenjori Shire, Western Australia, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:797796
Long-form Identifier:1:3:797796:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
15.4km (9.6 miles) ⓘRothsay Mine (Woodley's Find), Karara Conservation Reserve, Perenjori Shire, Western Australia, Australia
21.0km (13.1 miles) ⓘTungsten Hill (Tungsten Trench), Mount Mulgine, Perenjori Shire, Western Australia, Australia
21.2km (13.2 miles) ⓘMount Mulgine Mine (Mulgine Hill), Mount Mulgine, Perenjori Shire, Western Australia, Australia
37.7km (23.4 miles) ⓘWarriedar Mine, Fields Find Goldfield, Warriedar Station, Yalgoo Shire, Western Australia, Australia
49.7km (30.9 miles) ⓘFields Find Goldfield, Warriedar Station, Yalgoo Shire, Western Australia, Australia
50.0km (31.1 miles) ⓘGossan Hill Cu-Zn deposit, Golden Grove Mine, Yalgoo Shire, Western Australia, Australia
50.1km (31.1 miles) ⓘFields Find Gold Mine (Fields Reward Mine), Fields Find Goldfield, Warriedar Station, Yalgoo Shire, Western Australia, Australia
52.5km (32.6 miles) ⓘScuddles deposit, Golden Grove Mine, Yalgoo Shire, Western Australia, Australia
52.8km (32.8 miles) ⓘGolden Grove Mine, Yalgoo Shire, Western Australia, Australia
53.8km (33.4 miles) ⓘBrandy Hill South (Shaw Well), Mellenbye Station, Yalgoo Shire, Western Australia, Australia
References
Fred Rose (employee of drilling company during exploration and original owner of 50 specimens collected from this time)
Western Australian Museum (some specimens have been tested and ID by the musuem)
 
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