| Locality type: | Mine |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Pyrite |
| Formula: | FeS2 |
| Comments: | Crystals usually small <5mm cubic, although crystals have been found to over 2cm. And as Hemispherical forms to 1cm and small botryoidal groups. |
| Colour: | Pale metallic yelow, commonly tarnished |
| Abundance at site: | Very common |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Galena | 10 |
| Quartz | 6 |
| Ankerite | 5 |
| Sphalerite | 5 |
| Dolomite | 4 |
| Chalcopyrite | 3 |
| Calcite | 2 |
| Limonite | 1 |
| Brianyoungite | 1 |
| Native Sulphur | 1 |
| Melanterite | 1 |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Pyrite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Smallcleugh Mine, Nenthead, Alston Moor, Eden, Cumbria, England, UK |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (13 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 8996 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:8996:8 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite |
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| 0.8km (0.5 miles) | ⓘRampgill Mine, Nenthead, Alston Moor, Eden, Cumbria, England, UK |
| 1.2km (0.8 miles) | ⓘNenthead, Alston Moor, Eden, Cumbria, England, UK |
| 2.1km (1.3 miles) | ⓘBrownley Hill Mine (Bloomsberry Horse Level), Nenthead, Alston Moor, Eden, Cumbria, England, UK |
| 3.0km (1.9 miles) | ⓘNentsberry Haggs Mine, Nenthead, Alston Moor, Eden, Cumbria, England, UK |
| 3.7km (2.3 miles) | ⓘPark Level Mine, Killhope Burn, Stanhope, County Durham, England, UK |
| 4.0km (2.5 miles) | ⓘBarneycraig Mine, Coalcleugh, West Allen, Northumberland, England, UK |
| 5.1km (3.2 miles) | ⓘTynebottom Mine, Garrigill, Alston Moor, Eden, Cumbria, England, UK |
| 5.2km (3.2 miles) | ⓘWindy Brow Vein, Alston Moor, Eden, Cumbria, England, UK |
| 5.8km (3.6 miles) | ⓘTynehead Mine, Garrigill, Alston Moor, Eden, Cumbria, England, UK |
| 6.2km (3.9 miles) | ⓘGreat Sulphur vein, Garrigill, Alston Moor, Eden, Cumbria, England, UK |
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Smallcleugh Mine, Nenthead, Alston Moor, Eden, Cumbria, England, UK