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Pyrrhotite from
Mattagami Lake mine, Matagami, Jamésie, Nord-du-Québec, Québec, Canada


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Pyrrhotite
Formula:Fe1-xS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Altaite8
Chlorite Group3
Chalcopyrite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrrhotite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Mattagami Lake mine, Matagami, Jamésie, Nord-du-Québec, Québec, Canada
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:94994
Long-form Identifier:1:3:94994:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrrhotite
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘOrchan mine, Matagami, Jamésie, Nord-du-Québec, Québec, Canada
2.1km (1.3 miles) ⓘIsle-Dieu mine, Matagami, Jamésie, Nord-du-Québec, Québec, Canada
3.7km (2.3 miles) ⓘBell Allard mine, Matagami, Jamésie, Nord-du-Québec, Québec, Canada
7.6km (4.7 miles) ⓘNorita mine, Matagami, Jamésie, Nord-du-Québec, Québec, Canada
11.4km (7.1 miles) ⓘNew Hosco mine, Matagami, Jamésie, Nord-du-Québec, Québec, Canada
11.9km (7.4 miles) ⓘRadiore mine, Matagami, Jamésie, Nord-du-Québec, Québec, Canada
12.0km (7.4 miles) ⓘGaron Lake mine, Matagami, Jamésie, Nord-du-Québec, Québec, Canada
21.0km (13.1 miles) ⓘVezza mine, Matagami, Jamésie, Nord-du-Québec, Québec, Canada
46.8km (29.1 miles) ⓘDouhy deposit, Baie-James, Jamésie, Nord-du-Québec, Québec, Canada
52.8km (32.8 miles) ⓘEagle Mine (Agnico-Eagle Mine), Baie-James, Jamésie, Nord-du-Québec, Québec, Canada
References
Canadian Mineralogist 31, 695
Afifi, Abdulkader M., Kelly, William C., Essene, Eric J. (1988) Phase relations among tellurides, sulfides, and oxides; Pt. II, Applications to telluride-bearing ore deposits. Economic Geology, 83 (2) 395-404 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.83.2.395
Pan, Y., Fleet, M.E., Barnett, R.L., Chen, Y. (1993) Pyrosmalite in Canadian Precambrian sulfide deposits; mineral chemistry, petrogenesis and significance. The Canadian Mineralogist: 31(3): 695-710.
 
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