Pyrrhotite

Pyrrhotite, etc.

Dalnegorsk, Dalnegorsk Urban District, Primorsky Krai, Russia

Pyrrhotite, etc.

Rhomberg quarry, Unterklien, Hohenems, Dornbirn District, Vorarlberg, Austria

Pyrrhotite, etc.

St Gotthard basis tunnel, NEAT Construction site, Amsteg, Reuss Valley, Uri, Switzerland

Pyrrhotite, etc.

Dalnegorsk, Dalnegorsk Urban District, Primorsky Krai, Russia

Pyrrhotite, etc.

Rhomberg quarry, Unterklien, Hohenems, Dornbirn District, Vorarlberg, Austria

Pyrrhotite, etc.

St Gotthard basis tunnel, NEAT Construction site, Amsteg, Reuss Valley, Uri, Switzerland

Pyrrhotite, etc.

Dalnegorsk, Dalnegorsk Urban District, Primorsky Krai, Russia

Pyrrhotite, etc.

Rhomberg quarry, Unterklien, Hohenems, Dornbirn District, Vorarlberg, Austria

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Pyrrhotite no.15 - Goldschmidt (1913-1926)

Pyrrhotite - {101}, {001}

Pyrrhotite - {100}, {001}

Pyrrhotite - Contact twin on {10-12}

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ID	Species	Reference	Link	Year	Locality	Pressure (GPa)	Temp (K)
0000288	Pyrrhotite	Tokonami M, Nishiguchi K, Morimoto N (1972) Crystal structure of a monoclinic pyrrhotite (Fe7S8) American Mineralogist 57 1066-1080		1972		0	293
0020728	Pyrrhotite	Liles D C, de Villiers J P R (2012) Redetermination of structure of 5C pyrrhotite at low temperature and at room temperature American Mineralogist 97 257-261		2012	Silberberg mine, Bodenmais, Germany	0	120
0020729	Pyrrhotite	Liles D C, de Villiers J P R (2012) Redetermination of structure of 5C pyrrhotite at low temperature and at room temperature American Mineralogist 97 257-261		2012	Silberberg mine, Bodenmais, Germany	0	293
0020730	Pyrrhotite	Liles D C, de Villiers J P R (2012) Redetermination of structure of 5C pyrrhotite at low temperature and at room temperature American Mineralogist 97 257-261		2012	Copper Cliff mine, Sudbury, Canada	0	293
0004985	Pyrrhotite	de Villiers J P R, Liles D C, Becker M (2009) The crystal structure of a naturally occurring 5C pyrrhotite from Sudbury, its chemistry, and vacancy distribution American Mineralogist 94 1405-1410		2009	Copper Cliff North Mine, Sudbury, Canada	0	293
0005000	Pyrrhotite	De Villiers J P R, Liles D C (2010) The crystal-structure and vacancy distribution in 6C pyrrhotite American Mineralogist 95 148-152		2010	Mponeng Mine, South Africa	0	293
0005001	Pyrrhotite	De Villiers J P R, Liles D C (2010) The crystal-structure and vacancy distribution in 6C pyrrhotite American Mineralogist 95 148-152		2010	Mponeng Mine, South Africa	0	293
0018053	Pyrrhotite	Alsen N (1925) Roentgenographische Untersuchungen der Kristallstrukturen von Magnetkies, Breithauptit, Pentlandit, Millerit und verwandten Verbindungen _cod_database_code 1011178 Geologiska Foreningens i Stockholm Forhandlingar 47 19-73		1925		0	293
0018054	Pyrrhotite	Alsen N (1925) Roentgenographische Untersuchungen der Kristallstrukturen von Magnetkies, Breithauptit, Pentlandit, Millerit und verwandten Verbindungen _cod_database_code 1011179 Geologiska Foreningens i Stockholm Forhandlingar 47 19-73		1925		0	293
0020604	Pyrrhotite	Powell A V, Vaqueiro P, Knight K S, Chapon L C, Sanchez R D (2004) Structure and magnetism in synthetic pyrrhotite Fe7S8: A powder neutron-diffraction study Physical Review B70 014415-12		2004	Synthetic	0	11
0020605	Pyrrhotite	Powell A V, Vaqueiro P, Knight K S, Chapon L C, Sanchez R D (2004) Structure and magnetism in synthetic pyrrhotite Fe7S8: A powder neutron-diffraction study Physical Review B70 014415-12		2004	Synthetic	0	298

CIF Raw Data - click here to closedata_global _chemical_name_mineral 'Pyrrhotite' loop_ _publ_author_name 'Tokonami M' 'Nishiguchi K' 'Morimoto N' _journal_name_full 'American Mineralogist' _journal_volume 57 _journal_year 1972 _journal_page_first 1066 _journal_page_last 1080 _publ_section_title ; Crystal structure of a monoclinic pyrrhotite (Fe7S8) ; _database_code_amcsd 0000288 _chemical_formula_sum 'Fe7 S8' _cell_length_a 11.902 _cell_length_b 6.859 _cell_length_c 22.787 _cell_angle_alpha 90 _cell_angle_beta 90.43 _cell_angle_gamma 90 _cell_volume 1860.183 _exptl_crystal_density_diffrn 4.624 _symmetry_space_group_name_H-M 'F 1 2/d 1' loop_ _space_group_symop_operation_xyz 'x,y,z' 'x,1/2+y,1/2+z' '1/2+x,y,1/2+z' '1/2+x,1/2+y,z' '1/4+x,-y,1/4+z' '1/4+x,1/2-y,3/4+z' '3/4+x,-y,3/4+z' '3/4+x,1/2-y,1/4+z' '3/4-x,y,3/4-z' '3/4-x,1/2+y,1/4-z' '1/4-x,y,1/4-z' '1/4-x,1/2+y,3/4-z' '1/2-x,-y,1/2-z' '1/2-x,1/2-y,-z' '-x,-y,-z' '-x,1/2-y,1/2-z' loop_ _atom_site_label _atom_site_fract_x _atom_site_fract_y _atom_site_fract_z _atom_site_U_iso_or_equiv Fe1 0.38090 0.35000 -0.00630 0.01191 Fe2 0.38160 0.36600 0.12340 0.01127 Fe3 0.35870 0.39750 0.25010 0.00950 Fe4 0.37500 0.35280 0.37500 0.01786 S1 0.20610 0.36600 -0.06180 0.00988 S2 0.54180 0.38330 0.05980 0.00773 S3 0.20960 0.38580 0.18050 0.00633 S4 0.54280 0.36450 0.30870 0.00823

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Showing 13 significant localities out of 10,001 recorded on mindat.org.

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- This locality has map coordinates listed. - This locality has estimated coordinates. ⓘ - Click for further information on this occurrence. ? - Indicates mineral may be doubtful at this locality. - Good crystals or important locality for species. - World class for species or very significant. (TL) - Type Locality for a valid mineral species. (FRL) - First Recorded Locality for everything else (eg varieties). Struck out - Mineral was erroneously reported from this locality. Faded * - Never found at this locality but inferred to have existed at some point in the past (eg from pseudomorphs.)

All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.

Australia
Tasmania West Coast municipality Zeehan district North Dundas ⓘ Renison Bell Mine (Renison Mine)	Econ Geol (1987) 82:291-307; Kitto, P. (1992) The geological and structural controls on mineraUsation at the Renison tin mine. BulL geoL Surv. Tasm. 70:97-117.; Kitto, P.A., 1994, Structural and Geochemical controls on Mineralisation at Renison, Tasmania. Unpub. PhD thesis, Uni. Tas.
Brazil
Minas Gerais Nova Lima ⓘ Morro Velho mine	Henwood, W.J. (1871): Transactions of the Royal Geological Society of Cornwall 8(1), 168-370; Rocks & Min.: 63:43.
Canada
British Columbia Slocan Mining Division Riondel ⓘ Bluebell Mine	Grice, J.D., Gault, R.A. (1977) The Bluebell Mine, Riondel, British Columbia, Canada. The Mineralogical Record 8:1, 33-36. Moynihan, D.P., Pattison, D.R. (2011) The origin of mineralized fractures at the Bluebell mine site, Riondel, British Columbia. Economic Geology, 106:6, 1043-1058.
Québec Nord-du-Québec Jamésie ⓘ Henderson No. 2 mine	Tavchandjian, O. (1992). Analyse quantitative de la distribution spatiale de la fracturation et de la minéralisation dans les zones de cisaillement: applications aux gisements du complexe du lac Dore (Chicougamau-Québec). Université du Québec à Chicoutimi.
Italy
Tuscany Lucca Province Stazzema ⓘ Bottino Mine	European Journal of Mineralogy, 12 (2)
Kosovo
Mitrovica District Mitrovica Trepča valley Trepča complex ⓘ Trepča Stan Terg Mine (Stari Trg Mine; Trepča Mine; Stan Trg Mine)	Féraud J. (1979) - La mine " Stari-Trg " (Trepca, Yougoslavie) et ses richesses minéralogiques. Avec la collaboration de Mari D. et G. (1979) Minéraux et Fossiles, n° 59-60, p. 19-28; Joana Koà Odziejczyk ,Jaroslav Pršek , Halilqela ( 2012) MIneralogical Diversity In Orebodies Within Xth Horizon.At Stan Terg Mine, Kosovo. Buletini i Shkencave Gjeologjike pp84-; Kołodziejczyk, J., Pršek, J., Melfos, V., Voudouris, P. C., Maliqi, F., & Kozub-Budzyń, G. (2015). Bismuth minerals from the Stan Terg deposit (Trepça, Kosovo). Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie-Abhandlungen: Journal of Mineralogy and Geochemistry, 192(3), 317-333.; Kołodziejczyk, J., Pršek, J., Voudouris, P. C., & Melfos, V. (2017). Bi-sulphotellurides associated with Pb–Bi–(Sb±Ag, Cu, Fe) sulphosalts: an example from the Stan Terg deposit in Kosovo. Geologica Carpathica, 68(4), 366-381.
Norway
Buskerud ⓘ Kongsberg silver mining district	Neumann, H. (1944): Silver deposits at Kongsberg. Norges Geologiske Undersøkelse 162 p. 63
Nordland Grane Svenningdalen ⓘ Svenningdalen Mines	Vogt, J.H.L. (1900): Søndre Helgeland. Norges Geologiske Undersøkelse. 29, 1-178; Neumann, H. (1985): Norges Mineraler. Norges Geologiske Undersøkelse Skrifter 68, p.26.
Peru
Áncash Bolognesi Province Huallanca District Huallanca ⓘ Huanzala Mine	Econ Geol (1985) 80:416-478
Romania
Maramureș Baia Mare Chiuzbaia (Kisbánya) ⓘ Herja Mine	Palache et al. (1944) Dana's System of Mineralogy, Seventh ed., Vol. 1: 450.; Zsivny, V. and Naray-Szabo, I.V. (1947) Parajamesonit, ein neues Mineral von Kisbanya. Schweizerische mineralogische und petrographische Mitteilungen: 27: 183-189.; Fleischer, M. (1949) New mineral names. American Mineralogist: 34: 133.; Cook N.J. and Damian, G. (1997) New data on "Plumosite" and Other Sulfosalt Minerals from the Herja Vein Deposit, Baia Mare District, Rumania. Geologica Carphathica: 48: 387-399.; Damian, G. (2012) The genesis of the base metal ore deposit from Herja. Studia UBB, Geologia, 48(1), 85-100.
Russia
Primorsky Krai Dalnegorsk Urban District Dalnegorsk ⓘ Nikolaevskiy Mine	[MinRec 32:9]; Rogulina, L.I., and Sveshnikova, O.L. (2008): Geology of Ore Deposits 50(1), 60-74.; Dobovol'skaya, M. G., Baskina, V. A., Balashova, S. P., Kenisarin, A. M., Arakelyants, M. M., Klimachev, L. A., & Muravitskaya, G. N. (1990). Order of Formation of the Ores and Mafic Dikes of the Nikolayevsk Deposit (Southern Primor'ye). International Geology Review, 32(4), 391-403.; Vasilenko, G.P. (2001) The Dalnegorsk Ore District. pp98-124 in Khanchuk, A.I., Gonevchuk, G.A. & Seltmann, R. (Eds) Metallogeny of the Pacific Northwest (Russian Far East): Tectonics, Magmatism and Metallogeny of Active Continental Margins. IAGOD Guidebook series 11, Dalnauka Publishing House, Vladivostok 2004, 176 p
Switzerland
Valais Westlich Raron ⓘ Lötschberg Base Tunnel (south section)	Ansermet, S. (2004) Les minéraux du tunnel du Lötschberg en Valais. Tracé, 130, 6, 24-28; Ansermet, S. (2004) Pristline mineral assemblages in deep Alpine veins from the Lötschberg base tunnel (Wallis, Switzerland). 5th International Conference "Mineralogy & Museums", Paris, September 5-8th 2004. Bulletin de Liaison de la Societé Française de Minéralogie et Cristallographie, 16, 2, 26; Arlt, T. (2004) Neuigkeiten: Herausragende Pyrrhotine aus dem Lötschberg-Basistunnel. Schweizer Strahler, 2/2004, 2-3 and 24; Weiß, S. (2004) Lapis Aktuell: Riesenkristall aus dem Lötschbergtunnel im Wallis. Lapis, 29, 3, 5.
USA
Connecticut Tolland Co. Willington West Willington ⓘ Becker Quarry (Becker's Quarry)	Ague, J. J. (1995): Deep Crustal Growth of Quartz, Kyanite and Garnet into Large-Aperature, fluid-filled fractures, northeastern Connecticut, USA. Journal of Metamorphic Geology: 13: 299-314.