| Classification |
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| Species: | Pyrite |
| Formula: | FeS2 |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Pyrite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Glencrief Burn, Wanlockhead, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 1462615 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:1462615:1 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | b9755b77-45e6-42c9-9309-754a95d2c653 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite |
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| 0.4km (0.3 miles) | ⓘOld Glencrieff Vein, Wanlockhead, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK |
| 0.5km (0.3 miles) | ⓘNew Glencrieff Mine (Wanlockhead Mine; East and West branch of New Glencrieff Vein), Wanlockhead, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK |
| 0.8km (0.5 miles) | ⓘBay Mine (Bay Vein; Straitstep Vein; Weir's Vein), Whytes Cleuch, Wanlockhead, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK |
| 0.8km (0.5 miles) | ⓘStraitstep Vein (Margaret's Vein), Wanlock Dod-Whytes Cleuch, Wanlockhead, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK |
| 1.0km (0.6 miles) | ⓘNew Cove Vein, Whytes Cleuch, Wanlockhead, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK |
| 1.1km (0.7 miles) | ⓘBelton Grain vein, Wanlock Dod-Whytes Cleuch, Wanlockhead, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK |
| 1.1km (0.7 miles) | ⓘGoldscaur Vein, Wanlock Dod-Whytes Cleuch, Wanlockhead, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK |
| 1.3km (0.8 miles) | ⓘMeadowfoot Mine, Wanlockhead, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK |
| 1.7km (1.1 miles) | ⓘGlengonnar shaft (Brow and Browns Veins), Mine Hill, Leadhills, South Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK |
| 1.8km (1.1 miles) | ⓘKatrine vein, Wanlock Dod, Leadhills, South Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK |
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| Reference Search (possible matching items) |
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 | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Magnetite, pyrrhotine and pentlandite from the Leadhills--Wanlockhead mining district, Scotland THE Leadhills-Wanlockhead...Leadhills-Wanlockhead ore field is a well known locality for fine mineral specimens (Gillanders, 1981); to date...(Paar et al., 1984). However, magnetite, pyrrhotine and pentlandite, have not previously been recorded from...given in Uytenbogaardt and Burke (1971). Subsequently, the blocks were crushed and the magnetic material...diffraction. This confirmed that the mineral was magnetite and not maghemite which has similar optical properties |
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