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Pyrite from
Yonaguni Knoll IV Hydrothermal Field, Okinawa Trough, Senkaku Islands (Diaoyudao Islands; Diaoyutai Islands), Ishigaki City, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan


Locality type:Hydrothermal Vent
Classification
Species:Pyrite
Formula:FeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Yonaguni Knoll IV Hydrothermal Field, Okinawa Trough, Senkaku Islands (Diaoyudao Islands; Diaoyutai Islands), Ishigaki City, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:898221
Long-form Identifier:1:3:898221:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Pyrite in this Region
Tiger Sulfide Chimney, Yonaguni Knoll IV Hydrothermal Field, Okinawa Trough, Senkaku Islands (Diaoyudao Islands; Diaoyutai Islands), Ishigaki City, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
0.3km (0.2 miles) ⓘTiger Sulfide Chimney, Yonaguni Knoll IV Hydrothermal Field, Okinawa Trough, Senkaku Islands (Diaoyudao Islands; Diaoyutai Islands), Ishigaki City, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan
78.1km (48.5 miles) ⓘLailai Dike, Toucheng Township, Yilan County, Taiwan
88.7km (55.1 miles) ⓘPinglin deposit, Hsinliaotze, Shuangxi District, New Taipei City, Taiwan
88.8km (55.2 miles) ⓘHsumei orebody, Ruifang District, New Taipei City, Taiwan
88.9km (55.2 miles) ⓘThird Changjen Orebody (3rd Changjen), Chinkuashih mine, Ruifang District, New Taipei City, Taiwan
89.3km (55.5 miles) ⓘPenshan Orebody (Penshan Vein; The Main Vein), Chinkuashih mine, Ruifang District, New Taipei City, Taiwan
89.4km (55.6 miles) ⓘFirst Changjen Orebody (1st Changjen), Chinkuashih mine, Ruifang District, New Taipei City, Taiwan
90.1km (56.0 miles) ⓘFu-Shan Gold Mine, Ruifang District, New Taipei City, Taiwan
90.5km (56.2 miles) ⓘJiufen Mine (Chiufen Mine), Ruifang District, New Taipei City, Taiwan
90.7km (56.3 miles) ⓘChinkuashih mine, Ruifang District, New Taipei City, Taiwan
References
Kaul, G., Chiba, I., & Katsuo, K. (2005) Tin-bearing chalcopyrite and platinum-bearing bismuthinite in the active Tiger chimney, Yonaguni Knoll IV seafloor hydrothermal system, South Okinawa Trough, Japan. Earth Science Reports, 12:1-5
Suzuki, R., Ishibashi, J. I., Nakaseama, M., Konno, U., Tsunogai, U., Gena, K., & Chiba, H. (2008). Diverse range of mineralization induced by phase separation of hydrothermal fluid: Case study of the Yonaguni Knoll IV Hydrothermal Field in the Okinawa Trough Back‐Arc Basin. Resource geology, 58(3), 267-288.
 
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