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Pyrite from
Mount Chester Mine (Mount Decker Mine), Ravensthorpe, Ravensthorpe Shire, Western Australia, Australia


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Pyrite

Mount Chester Mine, Ravensthorpe, Ravensthorpe Shire, Western Australia, Australia
09885530017371006666339.jpg
Pyrite

Mount Chester Mine, Ravensthorpe, Ravensthorpe Shire, Western Australia, Australia
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Pyrite

Mount Chester Mine, Ravensthorpe, Ravensthorpe Shire, Western Australia, Australia
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 Mount Chester Mine (Mount Decker Mine), Ravensthorpe, Ravensthorpe Shire, Western Australia, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:825773
Long-form Identifier:1:3:825773:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘElverdton-Mt Desmond Copper Mines, Ravensthorpe Shire, Western Australia, Australia
6.6km (4.1 miles) ⓘLast Chance Mine, Ravensthorpe, Ravensthorpe Shire, Western Australia, Australia
6.7km (4.2 miles) ⓘMount Benson Mine, Ravensthorpe, Ravensthorpe Shire, Western Australia, Australia
9.1km (5.7 miles) ⓘGem Mine (Gem Extended), Kundip, Ravensthorpe Shire, Western Australia, Australia
9.2km (5.7 miles) ⓘHillsborough - Fairplay Mine, Kundip, Ravensthorpe Shire, Western Australia, Australia
9.3km (5.8 miles) ⓘHarbour View Mine, Kundip, Ravensthorpe Shire, Western Australia, Australia
9.5km (5.9 miles) ⓘWestern Consolidated Gem Mine (Western Gem Mine; Gem Consolidated Mine), Kundip, Ravensthorpe Shire, Western Australia, Australia
9.6km (6.0 miles) ⓘFlag Mine (Red White and Blue), Kundip, Ravensthorpe Shire, Western Australia, Australia
9.9km (6.2 miles) ⓘMarion Martin Mine, Ravensthorpe, Ravensthorpe Shire, Western Australia, Australia
10.0km (6.2 miles) ⓘSurprise Mine, Ravensthorpe, Ravensthorpe Shire, Western Australia, Australia
References
Visual ID Kim Macdoald at site
The West Australian newspaper, The Phillips River Field-the smaller mines, 31/12/1907
The Daily News, Mining News, 05/02/1907
 
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