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Pyrite from
Madem-Lakkos, Kassandra mining district, Aristotelis, Chalkidiki, Central Macedonia, Greece


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Pyrite
Formula:FeS2
Comments:Crystals up to 60 cm in size (Zeschke, 1963).
Habit:Cubic crystals to 40cm on edge (and up to 300Kg)
Colour:Yellow-metallic
Quality for species:Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!)
Abundance at site:Extremely common
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz42
Rhodochrosite36
Calcite19
- var Manganese-bearing Calcite6
Sphalerite13
Galena10
Arsenopyrite7
Gypsum7
- var Selenite7
Siderite4
Dolomite2
Bournonite1
Boulangerite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Madem-Lakkos, Kassandra mining district, Aristotelis, Chalkidiki, Central Macedonia, Greece
Photo GalleryView Gallery (12 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:88280
Long-form Identifier:1:3:88280:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
2.3km (1.4 miles) ⓘStratoni, Kassandra mining district, Aristotelis, Chalkidiki, Central Macedonia, Greece
2.7km (1.7 miles) ⓘAspra Chomata, Kassandra mining district, Aristotelis, Chalkidiki, Central Macedonia, Greece
2.7km (1.7 miles) ⓘMavres Petres, Kassandra mining district, Aristotelis, Chalkidiki, Central Macedonia, Greece
9.0km (5.6 miles) ⓘOlympiada, Kassandra mining district, Aristotelis, Chalkidiki, Central Macedonia, Greece
9.7km (6.0 miles) ⓘSkouries, Kassandra mining district, Aristotelis, Chalkidiki, Central Macedonia, Greece
18.1km (11.2 miles) ⓘStanos, Aristotelis, Chalkidiki, Central Macedonia, Greece
24.7km (15.4 miles) ⓘMetagitsi, Sithonia, Chalkidiki, Central Macedonia, Greece
35.8km (22.3 miles) ⓘPhiladelphia, Volvi, Thessaloniki, Central Macedonia, Greece
51.7km (32.1 miles) ⓘAsimotrypes deposit, Proti, Pangaio, Kavala, Eastern Macedonia and Thrace, Greece
63.6km (39.5 miles) ⓘLivadista, Alistrati, Nea Zichni, Serres, Central Macedonia, Greece
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