| Locality type: | Mountain |
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| Species: | Pyrite |
| Formula: | FeS2 |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Siderite | ⓘ68 photos of Pyrite associated with Siderite at this locality. |
| Augelite | ⓘ58 photos of Pyrite associated with Augelite at this locality. |
| Quartz | ⓘ48 photos of Pyrite associated with Quartz at this locality. |
| Arsenopyrite | ⓘ33 photos of Pyrite associated with Arsenopyrite at this locality. |
| Sphalerite | ⓘ30 photos of Pyrite associated with Sphalerite at this locality. |
| Galena | 30 photos of Pyrite associated with Galena at this locality. |
| Jamesonite | ⓘ20 photos of Pyrite associated with Jamesonite at this locality. |
| Stannite | 18 photos of Pyrite associated with Stannite at this locality. |
| Chalcopyrite | 10 photos of Pyrite associated with Chalcopyrite at this locality. |
| Bismuthinite | 10 photos of Pyrite associated with Bismuthinite at this locality. |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Pyrite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Cerro Tazna, Nor Chichas Province, Potosí, Bolivia |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 43076 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:43076:0 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 94e6bee1-ff8a-4e2f-a7eb-198184a3d0d5 |
| Localities for Pyrite in this Region |
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| Tazna Mine (Tasna Mine; Tazna-Rosario Mine), Tasna Rosario, Cerro Tazna, Nor Chichas Province, Potosí, Bolivia |
| Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite |
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| 1.1km (0.7 miles) | ⓘTazna Mine (Tasna Mine; Tazna-Rosario Mine), Tasna Rosario, Cerro Tazna, Nor Chichas Province, Potosí, Bolivia |
| 36.6km (22.7 miles) | ⓘSiete Suyos mine, Chocaya-Animas mining district (Animas-Chocaya mining district), Atocha Municipality, Sud Chichas Province, Potosí, Bolivia |
| 37.3km (23.2 miles) | ⓘChocaya mine, Chocaya-Animas mining district (Animas-Chocaya mining district), Atocha Municipality, Sud Chichas Province, Potosí, Bolivia |
| 37.8km (23.5 miles) | ⓘChorolque Mine, Cerro Chorolque, Atocha Municipality, Sud Chichas Province, Potosí, Bolivia |
| 38.1km (23.7 miles) | ⓘChocaya-Animas mining district (Animas-Chocaya mining district), Atocha Municipality, Sud Chichas Province, Potosí, Bolivia |
| 39.0km (24.2 miles) | ⓘÁnimas Mine, Chocaya-Animas mining district (Animas-Chocaya mining district), Atocha Municipality, Sud Chichas Province, Potosí, Bolivia |
| 58.4km (36.3 miles) | ⓘVeta Montecristo (Monte Cristo mine), Churata District, Caiza D municipality, Nor Chichas Province, Potosí, Bolivia |
| 58.5km (36.4 miles) | ⓘPulacayo Mine (Huanchaca mine), Huanchaca, Uyuni Municipality, Antonio Quijarro Province, Potosí, Bolivia |
| 60.4km (37.5 miles) | ⓘTatasí, Atocha Municipality, Sud Chichas Province, Potosí, Bolivia |
| 60.7km (37.7 miles) | ⓘPortugalete mines, Tatasí, Atocha Municipality, Sud Chichas Province, Potosí, Bolivia |
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Tazna Mine, Tasna Rosario, Cerro Tazna, Nor Chichas Province, Potosí, Bolivia