Locality type: | Mining Area |
Classification |
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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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Baryte | ⓘ103 photos of Pyrite associated with Baryte at this locality. |
Quartz | ⓘ82 photos of Pyrite associated with Quartz at this locality. |
Marcasite | ⓘ36 photos of Pyrite associated with Marcasite at this locality. |
Galena | 13 photos of Pyrite associated with Galena at this locality. |
Siderite | 9 photos of Pyrite associated with Siderite at this locality. |
Chalcopyrite | ⓘ4 photos of Pyrite associated with Chalcopyrite at this locality. |
Malachite | ⓘ3 photos of Pyrite associated with Malachite at this locality. |
Calcite | 3 photos of Pyrite associated with Calcite at this locality. |
Fluorite | 2 photos of Pyrite associated with Fluorite at this locality. |
Sphalerite | 1 photo of Pyrite associated with Sphalerite at this locality. |
Data |
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Mineral Data: | Click here to view Pyrite data |
Locality Data: | Click here to view Oumjrane mining area, Alnif Cercle, Tinghir Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco |
Photo Gallery | View Gallery (7 photos) |
Data Identifiers |
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Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 902418 |
Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:902418:2 |
GUID (UUID V4): | 6c2744dd-51ff-4cfb-8d17-0f3ceb716f0b |
Localities for Pyrite in this Region |
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Afilou N'Khou mine, Oumjrane mining area, Alnif Cercle, Tinghir Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco |
Bou Nahas Mine (Bou N'hass Mine), Oumjrane mining area, Alnif Cercle, Tinghir Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco |
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite |
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2.6km (1.6 miles) | ⓘBou Nahas Mine (Bou N'hass Mine), Oumjrane mining area, Alnif Cercle, Tinghir Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco |
3.4km (2.1 miles) | ⓘAfilou N'Khou mine, Oumjrane mining area, Alnif Cercle, Tinghir Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco |
67.6km (42.0 miles) | ⓘTizi Moudou deposit, Boulmane-Dadès Cercle, Tinghir Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco |
87.2km (54.2 miles) | ⓘTiouit, Boulmane-Dadès Cercle, Tinghir Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco |
94.5km (58.7 miles) | ⓘThaghassa project, Boulmane-Dadès Cercle, Tinghir Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco |
95.2km (59.1 miles) | ⓘIgoudrane mine, Imiter mining district, Tinghir Cercle, Tinghir Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco |
98.2km (61.0 miles) | ⓘImiter mine, Imiter mining district, Tinghir Cercle, Tinghir Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco |
99.1km (61.6 miles) | ⓘOugnat Massif, Errachidia Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco |
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Reference Search (possible matching items) |
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| | Report (issue) | “Exi” being Greek for “six”) in the ancient Laurium mining district of Attika, Greece. On the website of his...to cabinet-size specimens showing pyrite coating barite, and pyrite perimorphs after barite, from a summer...Nahas mine, Oumjrane mining area, Alnif Commune, Tinghir Province, Drâa-Tafilalet region, Morocco (nobody...with shiny shells of minute cubic and octahedral pyrite crystals completely covering them. Some of the...coated by pyrite, 10.5 cm, from the Oumjrane mining area, Alnif Commune, Tinghir Province, Drâa-Tafilalet | | | Journal (issue) | ORGANIZATIONS Steven M. Goldfine (2016–2021) Houston Area Mineral Society (HAMS) (2009–2022) Keith F. Compton...career at Merritt College in the San Francisco Bay Area. He and Agatha also purchased some farm land where...at the Spruce claims in Washington, digging for pyrite and quartz specimens. According to Sandy Ludlam...group settled on the Spruce area in Washington. John and Neil prospected the area on foot in 1976 and identified...produced many outstanding specimens of quartz and pyrite, separately and in combination. John and his cohorts | | | Journal (issue) | ORGANIZATIONS Christophe A. Gobin (2017–2021) Houston Area Mineral Society (HAMS) (2009–2023) Mineral Association...color—metallic copper ink. In fact, some of the old historic mining photos were printed in duotone (black and metallic...to scratch the surface of this spectacular mining region, to which whole libraries have been devoted...learn much more about one of the world’s great mining and mineral collecting regions. Geologically speaking...Michigan Copper Country, unlike many other early mining regions in the U.S., was blessed with the culture |
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Oumjrane mining area, Alnif Cercle, Tinghir Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco