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Pyrite from
Pinnacles Mine, Broken Hill district, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Pyrite
Formula:FeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Pinnacles Mine, Broken Hill district, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:599331
Long-form Identifier:1:3:599331:4
GUID (UUID V4):3f8c3507-5873-4c06-9092-c3092948b7d3
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
1.5km (0.9 miles) Lady Bevys Mine (Lady Bevis Mine), Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia
9.6km (6.0 miles) Marshalls Monarch Mine (Marshalls Caledonian; White Lead Mine), Broken Hill district, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia
13.0km (8.1 miles) Pyrite Hill, Broken Hill Cobalt Project, Thackaringa District, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia
13.4km (8.3 miles) Southern operations mine (Pasminco mine; Perilya mine; Consolidated Zinc Mine; CRA mine; New Broken Hill Consolidated Mine; NBHC Mine), Broken Hill, Broken Hill district, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia
13.7km (8.5 miles) Black Hill prospect, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia
14.3km (8.9 miles) Zinc Corporation Mine (ZC Mine), Southern operations mine (Pasminco mine; Perilya mine; Consolidated Zinc Mine; CRA mine; New Broken Hill Consolidated Mine; NBHC Mine), Broken Hill, Broken Hill district, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia
14.7km (9.1 miles) Broken Hill South Mine (BHS Mine; South Mine), Broken Hill, Broken Hill district, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia
15.5km (9.6 miles) Central Mine (Block 9; ML 9), Broken Hill South Mine (BHS Mine; South Mine), Broken Hill, Broken Hill district, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia
15.6km (9.7 miles) Kintore opencut, Broken Hill South Mine (BHS Mine; South Mine), Broken Hill, Broken Hill district, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia
16.0km (9.9 miles) Broken Hill Proprietary Mine, Broken Hill, Broken Hill district, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Invited Review Article A classification of Broken Hill-type deposits: A critical review Paul G. Spry...Adelaide, South Australia 5006, Australia A R T I C L E I N F O A B S T R A C T Keywords: Broken Hill Pb-Zn-Ag...Pb-Zn-Ag deposit Broken Hill-type deposits Classification Broken Hill Hill-type Pb-Zn-Ag (BHT) deposits...grade ore deposits in the world. The Broken Hill deposit, Australia, is the largest accumulation of Pb...because the type example of this class of deposit (Broken Hill) is not hosted in marble or calc-silicate rocks
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
elsevier.com/locate/oregeorev Did the giant Broken Hill (Australia) Zn–Pb–Ag deposit melt? Paul G. Spry a...Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia c Teale & Associates, PO Box 740, North Adelaide, South Australia...Australia 5006, Australia Received 9 May 2007; accepted 11 November 2007 Available online 4 December 2007 ...massive sulfide deposits, including the Broken Hill deposit, Australia, have partially melted. Here we discuss...the evidence for and against this process. The Broken Hill deposit is located in the Curnamona Craton within
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
BrokenHill-TypePinnacles Pb-Zn-AgDeposit, Western New South Wales, Australia JOANNA M. PARR* Departmentof Geology...Newcastle, Callaghan,Newcastle, NewSouthWales2308,Australia Abstract ThePb-Zn-AgPinnacles depositliesin theProterozoic...andcrosscutting retrogradeshearzones(Ds). The Pinnacles andBrokenHill deposits havemanyfeaturesin common...ischaracterized by strata- rocks,for example,Broken Hill, New SouthWales BritishColumbia(Hambound orebodies...1983);Sullivan, ilton et al., 1982); and the Pinnacles deposit. tic andchemicalsedimentaryrockswhichhavecomThis
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
associated with Broken Hill-type mineralisation at the Pinnacles deposit, New South Wales, Australia Joanna M...University of Newcastle, Newcastle, N.S. g: 2308, Australia (Received November 24, 1991; revised and accepted...associated with Broken Hill-type mineralisation at the Pinnacles deposit, New South Wales, Australia. Chem. Geol...base-metal (Broken Hill-type) mineralisation, have been measured for the Early Proterozoic Pinnacles deposit...deposit in western New South Wales. Garnetites, garnet-rich rocks and sulphide-rich garnet-gahnite-bearing
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
MINERALIZATION IN THE BROKEN HILL BLOCK, AUSTRALIA ROBERT G. B A R N E S New South Wales Geological Survey...and Geophysics, University of New England, Armidale, N.S. W. 2351 (Australia) (Accepted for publication...remobilization of mineralization in the Broken Hill Block, Australia. In. B. Marshall and L.B. Gilligan (Editors)...Willyama Supergroup of the Broken Hill Block in western New South Wales, Australia, hosts a wide range of...deposits with commodities such as Pb, Ag, Zn, W, Cu, Co and Sn. The diversity and time relationships shown
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
banding in pyrite from the Broken Hill-type Pinnacles deposit, New South Wales, Australia JOANNAPARR... Newcastle, NSW 2308, Australia* Abstract Two distinct generations of pyrite, with different morphologies...morphologies, are described from the Proterozoic Broken Hill-type Pinnacles deposit in western NSW. The earlier,...suggest that these are pre-metamorphic and that the pyrite formed as the result of precipitation from hydrothermal...reported here are previously unrecorded for Broken Hill-type mineralisation, and have implications for
Book
MINERAL COLLECTING LOCALITIES OF THE BROKEN HILL DISTRICT I. R. PLIMER Dr Ian Plimer is a lecturer in...University College of the University of New South Wales at Broken Hill First published 1977 Copyright o...Plimer All rights reserved National Library of Australia Card and ISBN 0 909209 06 S Designed and produced...165 King Wiliiam Road, Hyde Park, South Australia Typeset in Australia by Typecraft Pty Ltd, Adelaide Printed...Printed in Hong Kong PREFACE The Broken Hill area is well known not only for its mineral wealth but
Book (edition)
Oman AMSTERDAM • BOSTON • HEIDELBERG • LONDON NEW YORK • OXFORD • PARIS • SAN DIEGO SAN FRANCISCO •...practice in this field are constantly changing. As new research and experience broaden our understanding...compilation of this second edition. Many of the new samples had to be prepared as polished sections,...Descriptions section has been expanded by some 70 new minerals, now adding up to a total of 502 species...many minerals. • All Mineral Photos (previous and new) were electronically enhanced through an increased
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
STRATA-BOUND MINERALIZATION IN THE BROKEN HILL BLOCK, NEW SOUTH WALES, AUSTRALIA BRIANL. GULSON,PATRICIAM. PORRITT...Geochemistr•y, P.O. Box 136, North Ryde, New SouthWales 2113, Australia AND ROBERT g. BARNES NewSouthWalesGeological...University of New England, Armidale, New South Wales 2351, Australia Introduction The Broken Hill area is...metallogenicprovinces,dominatedby the hugeBroken Hill depositwhich contained180 million metric tonsof...attemptsto discover new BrokenHill-type deposits,the GeologicalSurvey of New South Wales began a detailed
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
to Broken Hill-Type Pb-Zn-Ag Mineralization in the Broken Hill Domain, New South Wales, Australia Joshua...Associates, P.O. Box 740, North Adelaide, South Australia 5006, Australia Resources Canada, Geological Survey...Perilya Limited, P.O. Box 5001, Broken Hill, New South Wales 2880, Australia Abstract Gahnite-bearing rocks...throughout the Proterozoic Broken Hill domain, New South Wales, Australia, where they are spatially associated...associated with Broken Hill-type Pb-Zn-Ag mineralization, including the supergiant Broken Hill deposit. In
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Cobaltian Pyrite Deposit at Thackaringa, N.S.W., Australia I. R. Plimer B r o k e n Hill, Australia A stratabound...and massive cobaltian pyrite deposit at Thackaringa, 30 km SW. of Broken Hill occurs in banded albite-quartz-biotite...facies metamorphism and there is no evidence that pyrite has reacted to form pyrrhotite. It is suggested...disseminated pyrite formed by a volcanic exhalative process. A massive cobaltian pyrite body is enclosed...determine the genesis of a massive stratiform cobaltian pyrite deposit which is enclosed by a banded albite gneiss
Journal (issue)
Newnham 10 Heyington Close, Croydon Victoria 3136, Australia Telephone (03) 9725 5386 Facsimile (03) 9723 5041...the Mineralogical Societies of New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania and Victoria Volume...Articles: The Coolgardie pegmatite field, Western Australia Mark I. Jacobson ......................... 91...M11se11111 ofVic10ria Associate Editors The Daydream Mine, Silverton, N.S.W. John D. Leach .................associated with ironstones in the Olary region, South Australia P.M. Ashley, B.G. Lottermoser, K.M. Scott
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
sulphur isotope signature from the Pinnacles Mine, New South Wales, Australia J. Parr Department of Geology...Geology, Universityof Newcastle, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia Received: September 3, 1991/Accepted:...compositions of 29 sulphide samples from the Broken Hill-type Pinnacles Deposit, NSW, are found to cluster at... Stratabound, Pb-Zn-Ag, Broken Hill-type deposits, like the Pinnacles Mine, (Plimer 1984, 1986) are...and lead isotopes, proposed that ore fluids in Broken Hill-type deposits, were derived from a metasomatised
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Cu-Zn-Pb mineralisation in the Olary Block, South Australia: evidence from fluid inclusions and sulphur...Parlwille, Vic. 3052, Australia b Department of Geology and Geophysics, University o f New England, Armidale...2351, Australia c Department of Geology, University o f Newcastle, Newcastle, N.S.W. 2308, Australia Received...mineralisation recognised in the Olary Block, South Australia, include disseminated to massive stratiform...to the range of deposit types in the adjacent Broken Hill Block. However, it is still unclear as to whether
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Applicationto the MetamorphosedSulfideOres of Broken Hill, Australia L. TARASBRYNDZIA,* STEVEND. SCOTY, Departmentof...For example,sulfideoresof the North mine, Broken Hill, Australia, where NI]gs = 0.966 and X•s --...650øC, from the New Broken Hill Consolidatedmine; the C lode and the Zinc Corporation mine; and the Pinnaclesmine...Pinnaclesmine (12 km southwestof the main Broken Hill lode), indicate pressuresof 6.8, 5.5, 6.2, and 6.3...troilite through 1. The divariant sphaleriteq- pyrite q-pyrrhotite the reaction: geobarometeris restricted
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
coefficient, of quartz, 601 Acid mine drainage, leading to formation of a new mineral, schwertmannite, 641...environment, 315 AUSTRALIA,Arunta Block, boron-free kornerupine from, 27; New South Wales, lead oxychlorides...pre-metamorphic colloform banding in pyrite from the Broken Hill-type Pinnacles deposits, 461; sugilite found...found in manganese silicate rocks from New South Wales, 671; Victoria, crystal chemistry of, and intracrystalline...pressure ultramafic nodules from, 325; Wychproof, a new mineral, wycheproofite, from, 635 Ba-Fe hollandite
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
20, 147 153 (1985) © Springer-Verlag 1985 Broken Hill Pb-Zn-Ag deposit- a product of mantle metasomatism...The University of New England, Armidale, N.S.W. 2351, Australia Abstract. Broken Hill ore deposition occurred...mantle. Introduction The Lower Proterozoic Broken Hill Pb-Zn-Ag deposit, one of the world's largest...century of controversy regarding the origin of the Broken Hill deposit and this paper intends to add to the...address: University of Newcastle N.S.W., 2308 Australia (e.g. Kuroko-type deposits with rhyolite domes
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
formation. We present new isotope data of carbonate-hosted ores from the Iglesiente district (Sardinia, Italy)...silicate-hosted ores of the Broken Hill district, New South Wales (Australia) and Freihung (Germany) and...present a new set of isotope data from a variety of nonsulfide Zn–Pb deposits (Iglesiente district — Sardinia...Sardinia, Broken HillNew South Wales, Vila Ruiva — Portugal, Freihung — Bavaria) and from slag minerals...Greece. These empirical data will be used to derive new oxygen isotope fractionation equations for Zn and
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
1410-1425 SulfidePetrologyof the BrokenHill Begion,New SouthWales S. D. SCOTT, R. A. BOTH, AND S. A. KISSIN...lead-zinc-silver sulfide deposits(including the main Broken Hill lode) distributed acrossthree prograde regional...pyrrhotites were altered to monoclinic pyrrhotite, pyrite, marcasite, or mixtures of these minerals during...spaced samples from No. 3 Lens at North mine in the main Broken Hill lode indicate that the domains of sulfide...equilibration is known. Four samplesfrom the main Broken Hill lode in granulite rocks give mean pressuresof
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Australian National University, Canberra, A.C.T. 0200, Australia ANDREW G. TOMKINS Department of Geology, Australian...Australian National University, Canberra, A.C.T. 0200, Australia ABSTRACT Minor elements, such as Ag, As, Au and...the basis of our observations at the Broken Hill orebody in Australia and experimental results in the literature...reaction would be at 500°C, where arsenopyrite and pyrite react to form pyrrhotite and an As–S melt. The...ou au delà. Nos observations au gisement de Broken Hill, en Australie, et les résultats d’études expérimentales
Report (issue)
Smithsonite slice and egg, 5.8 and 2.7 cm tall Masua Mine, Carbonia-lglesias, Sardinia, Italy Cal and Kerith...cm wide 400 Foot Level, Kelly Mine, Magdalena District Socorro County, New Mexico Steve Neely collection...1867. ·thsonian Smithsonite First Oxide Zone, Tsu Mine, Tsumeb, Nami 10cm tall Brent Lockhart coll Joe...cuprian, apple green smithsonite from Magdalena, New Mexico, which was marketed circa 1908 for jewelry...curring in the oxidized zone of Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia, had compositions covering the
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
lesquels la freibergite joue un r61e important. Mine @ Comtesse Le gisement filonien de plomb-zinc-argent...anciens travaux miniers, surtout concentr6s darts la mine de Comtesse ne sont accessibles qu'fi pied. La premi6re...IKm "~ t \ Fig. l. Carte de localisation de la mine de Comtesse. L'ensemble de la zone repr&ent6e est...sont la roche la plus importante dans la zone de la mine. Vers I'E du gisement, ils passent graduellement...6t6 exploit6 dans la mine de Comtesse. Dans la partie encore accessible de la mine abandonn~e, la longueur
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Southern Curnamona Province, Australia, and Their Genetic Relationship to Broken Hill-Type Pb-Zn-Ag Mineralization*...Adelaide, South Australia 5006, Australia Survey Branch, Primary Industries and Resources South Australia...Adelaide, South Australia 5001, Australia Geological Consulting Pty. Ltd., P.O. Box 965, Broken Hill, New...New South Wales 2880, Australia Abstract Garnet-rich rocks are locally associated with the giant Paleoproterozoic...Paleoproterozoic Broken Hill Pb-Zn-Ag deposit and hundreds of smaller Broken Hill-type occurrences in the
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
from Broken Hill, N.S.W. and Ban Ban, Queensland, Australia I. R. PLIMER University of New South Wales...O. Box 334, Broken Hill, N.S.W. 2880 AND P. M. ASHLEY Minerals Department, Esso Australia Ltd., G.P.O...polymetamorphosed Pb-Zn sulphide/manganesesilicate rocks at Broken Hill and from grossular-andradite in a skarn at Ban...Proterozoic stratiform lead-zinc sulphide rocks at Broken Hill N.S.W. (fig. I) are within a thick sequence of...principal sulphide orebodies are present at Broken Hill and these are zoned from relatively sphalerite(+
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Tasmania,G.P.O., Box 124B, Hobart, Tasmania7001, Australia Abstract Most of the known sulfide mineralization...beltbetweentheQue Riverin the north sequences and South Darwin Peak in the south. Most of the or troughsseparatedby...Dundas trough being the largest.This century,the only new field beingQue River,discov- trough is boundedto...areas. Two fossil horizons are known from the area south Tectonic Interpretations The similarity of the...westernsequence generallydipsand namely:aroundthe Que River mine, aroundTullah facestowardthe contact,indicatingthat
 
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