Marchasita
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Mindat ID:
9994
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mindat:1:1:9994:9
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230cc3a8-f79c-46a1-a4e6-4113405a58b2
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ID | Species | Reference | Link | Year | Locality | Pressure (GPa) | Temp (K) |
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0000008 | Marcasite | Buerger M J (1931) The crystal structure of marcasite American Mineralogist 16 361-395 | 1931 | Joplin, Missouri, USA | 0 | 293 | |
0017921 | Marcasite | Buerger M (1937) Interatomic Distances in Marcasite and Notes on the Bonding in Crystals of Loellingite, Arsenopyrite, and Marcasite Types. _cod_database_code 1011013 Zeitschrift fur Kristallographie 97 504-513 | 1937 | 0 | 293 | ||
0012726 | Marcasite | Rieder M, Crelling J C, Sustai O, Drabek M, Weiss Z, Klementova M (2007) Arsenic in iron disulfides in a brown coal from the North Bohemian Basin, Czech Republic International Journal of Coal Geology 71 115-121 | 2007 | synthetic | 0 | 293 | |
0012727 | Marcasite | Rieder M, Crelling J C, Sustai O, Drabek M, Weiss Z, Klementova M (2007) Arsenic in iron disulfides in a brown coal from the North Bohemian Basin, Czech Republic International Journal of Coal Geology 71 115-121 | 2007 | Dul CSA mine, North Bohemian Basin, Czech Republic | 0 | 293 | |
0000006 | Pyrite | Ramsdell L S (1925) The crystal structures of some metallic sulfides American Mineralogist 10 281-304 | 1925 | natural, unknown | 0 | 293 | |
0000605 | Pyrite | Bayliss P (1977) Crystal structure refinement of a weakly anisotropic pyrite cubic model American Mineralogist 62 1168-1172 | 1977 | 0 | 293 | ||
0000606 | Pyrite | Bayliss P (1977) Crystal structure refinement of a weakly anisotropic pyrite American Mineralogist 62 1168-1172 | 1977 | 0 | 293 | ||
0007752 | Pyrite | Schmid-Beurmann P, Lottermoser W (1993) 57Fe-Moessbauer spectra, electronic and crystal structure of members of the CuS2-FeS2 solid solution series Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 19 571-577 | 1993 | 0 | 293 | ||
0007753 | Pyrite | Schmid-Beurmann P, Lottermoser W (1993) 57Fe-Moessbauer spectra, electronic and crystal structure of members of the CuS2-FeS2 solid solution series Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 19 571-577 | 1993 | 0 | 293 | ||
0012728 | Pyrite | Rieder M, Crelling J C, Sustai O, Drabek M, Weiss Z, Klementova M (2007) Arsenic in iron disulfides in a brown coal from the North Bohemian Basin, Czech Republic International Journal of Coal Geology 71 115-121 | 2007 | synthetic | 0 | 293 | |
0012729 | Pyrite | Rieder M, Crelling J C, Sustai O, Drabek M, Weiss Z, Klementova M (2007) Arsenic in iron disulfides in a brown coal from the North Bohemian Basin, Czech Republic International Journal of Coal Geology 71 115-121 | 2007 | synthetic | 0 | 293 | |
0012730 | Pyrite | Rieder M, Crelling J C, Sustai O, Drabek M, Weiss Z, Klementova M (2007) Arsenic in iron disulfides in a brown coal from the North Bohemian Basin, Czech Republic International Journal of Coal Geology 71 115-121 | 2007 | Dul CSA mine, North Bohemian Basin, Czech Republic | 0 | 293 | |
0017728 | Pyrite | Oftedal I (1928) Uber die Kristallstrukturen der verbindungen RuS2, OsS2, MnTe2 und AuSb2. Mit einem Anhang uber die Gitterkonstant von Pyrit Zeitschrift fur Physikalische Chemie 135 291-299 | 1928 | 0 | 293 |
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Synonyms of Marchasita
Other Language Names for Marchasita
German:Marchasit
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Marchasita in petrology
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Significant localities for Marchasita
Showing 65 significant localities out of 53,381 recorded on mindat.org.
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All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
Austria | |
| [Pyrite] H. Meixner: Carinthia II 158./78.:96-101 (1968) |
| [Pyrite] G. Niedermayr: Carinthia II 176./96.:523 (1986) |
| [Pyrite] G. Niedermayr, I. Praetzel: Mineralien Kärntens, 1995; Pohl, W., and Belocky, R. (1999): Mineralium Deposita 34, 614-629. |
| [Pyrite] R. Hasler Collection |
Belgium | |
| [Marcasite] Harjo Neutkens collection |
| [Marcasite] Neutkens, H. & Orinx, M. (2007): Neu und Schön: Calcit und Fluorit aus Belgien. LAPIS 32 (2), 13-18 |
Canada | |
| [Pyrite] Symons, D.T.A., Symons, T.B., and Sangster, T.F. (2000): Mineralium Deposita 35, 672-682.; Dennis C. Arne, L. W. Curtis, S. A. Kissin (1991) Internal zonation in a carbonate-hosted Zn-Pb-Ag deposit, Nanisivik, Baffin Island, Canada. Economic Geology ; 86 (4): 699–717. |
| [Pyrite] Rod Tyson Personal Communication (RWMW) |
| [Pyrite] R.J Traill 1983; Mr. Allen Steinburg; Ontario Ministry of Northern Development and Mines MDI Number: MDI31B12SE00014 |
| [Pyrite] Lynch, J.V.G. (1989) Large-scale hydrothermal zoning reflected in the tetrahedrite-freibergite solid solution, Keno Hill Ag-Pb-Zn district, Yukon. The Canadian Mineralogist: 27: 383-400.; Oscar Jose Tessari (1979) Model Ages and Applied Whole Rock Geochemistry of Ag-Pb-Zn veins, Keno Hill - Galena Hill Mining Camp, Yukon Territory. MSc Thesis, University of British Columbia. |
China | |
| [Pyrite] Jingye Jiang, Dafang Tan, Guojun Hu, and Lichun Zhang (1998): Geology and Prospecting 34(6), 5-9; Ottens, B. (2003): Lapis 28(9), 41-47 |
France | |
| [Pyrite] Le Roc'h P., Bocianowski M. ((2001), La carrière de la Lande, Plumelin (Morbihan), Le Cahier des Micromonteurs, n°72, pp: 7-10 |
| [Pyrite] Alain Steinmetz and Thierry Brunsperger Collection |
| [Marcasite] Delporte F., Galvier J., Le Cleac'h J-M. (1999), Pyrite ou marcasite? L'exemple du cap Blanc-Nez, Pas-de-Calais. Le Règne Minéral, 25, 29-41. |
| [Pyrite] Le regne mineral n° 26 |
Germany | |
| [Pyrite] Lapis 15(7/8), 38-40 (1990) |
Greece | |
| [Pyrite] Zeschke, G. (1963): Das Mineralvorkommen von Kassandra und Laurion, Griechenland. Der Aufschluss, 14 (5), 125-129 (in German).; Nebel, M. L., Hutchinson, R. W., & Zartman, R. E. (1991). Metamorphism and polygenesis of the Madem Lakkos polymetallic sulfide deposit, Chalkidiki, Greece. Economic Geology, 86(1), 81-105. |
Ireland | |
| [Pyrite] Rhoden, H.N. (1959) Mineralogy of the Silvermines District, County Tipperary, Eire. Mineralogical Magazine, 32, 128-139.; Barry Flannery Collection. |
[Pyrite] Stephen Moreton (Pers. Comm.) | |
[Pyrite] Gasparrini, C. (1978) unpubl. report, Minmet Scientific, Toronto, Canada; Taylor, S. and Andrew, C.J. (1979) Trans. Inst. Mining Metall., sect. B, 88, 125.; Economic Geology (1984) 79, 529-548.; Andrew, C.J. (1987) pers. comm.; Ryback, G., Nawaz, R. and Farley, E. (1988) Seventh Supplementary List of British Isles Minerals (Irish). Mineralogical Magazine, vol. 52, n° 365, pp. 267-274.; | |
Italy | |
| [Pyrite] Panichi, U. (1909) Sulla Pirite dell'Elba. Rivista di Mineralogia e Cristallografia Italiana, 38, 12-35. |
[Pyrite] Panichi, U. (1909) Sulla Pirite dell'Elba. Rivista di Mineralogia e Cristallografia Italiana, 38, 12-35. | |
[Pyrite] Panichi, U. (1909) Sulla Pirite dell'Elba. Rivista di Mineralogia e Cristallografia Italiana, 38, 12-35; Orlandi, P., & Pezzotta, A., 1997. I minerali dell'Isola d'Elba. I minerali dei Giacimenti metalliferi dell'Elba orientale e delle Pegmatiti del Monte Capanne. Ed. Novecento Grafico, Bergamo, 245 pp. | |
| [Marcasite] Benvenuti M., Brizzi G., Dini A. (1992/93) La miniera piombo-argentifera del Bottino (LU). II, III. Rivista Mineralogica Italiana: 17: 1-22. |
[Pyrite] | |
| [Pyrite] Orlandi, P., Dini, A. (2004) Die Mineralien der Buca della Vena-Mine, Apuaner Berge, Toskana (Italien). Lapis: 1: 11-24. |
Kosovo | |
| [Pyrite] 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; 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. Kołodziejczyk, J., Pršek, J., Voudouris, P., Melfos, V. and Asllani, B., (2016) Sn-bearing minerals and associated sphalerite from lead-zinc deposits, Kosovo: An electron microprobe and LA-ICP-MS study. Minerals, 6(2), p.42. |
Norway | |
| [Pyrite] Revheim, O. (2006): Landsverk 1, Jokeli-bruddet i Evje. Norsk Bergverksmuseum Skrift. 33: 41-50 |
Peru | |
| [Pyrite] Mineralogical Record 28, no. 4 (1997); Hyrsl & Rosales (2003) Mineralogical Record, 34, 241-254.; Hyrsl & Rosales (2003) Mineralogical Record, 34, 241-254. |
| [Pyrite] Fluorite: The Collector's Choice. Extra Lapis English No. 9; Econ Geol (1985) 80:416-478 |
| [Pyrite] Mineralogical Record 28, No. 4 (1997); collections of Rock Currier, Jack Crowley, Jaroslav Hyrsl and Alfredo Petrov. |
| [Pyrite] Mi.Rec. 28, no.4 (1997) |
| [Pyrite] Crowley, Jack A., Currier, Rock H., & Szenics, Terry (1997) Mines and Minerals of Peru. Mineralogical Record, Vol.28, No.4. 98p. Scherkenbach, D.A. and Noble, D.C. (1984) Potassium and rubidium metasomatism at the Julcani District, Peru. Economic Geology 1984 Vol. 79 No.3: 565-572. |
| [Pyrite] Burkart-Baumann, I.; Ottemann, J. (1972): Low temperature sulfides from Quiruvilca, Peru. Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Monatshefte 1972, 541-551 (in German).; Hyrsl & Rosales (2003) Mineralogical Record, 34, 241-254. |
Portugal | |
| [Marcasite] Econ.Geol.: 83; 335-354; Bussink, R. W. (1984). Geochemistry of the Panasqueira tungsten-tin deposit, Portugal. Geologica Ultraiectina, 33, 1-170. |
Russia | |
| [Pyrite] Grant, R.W., Wilson, W.E. (2001) Famous Mineral Localities: Dal'negorsk, Primorskiy Kray, Russia. The Mineralogical Record, 32(1), 3-30.; Rogulina, L.I., and Sveshnikova, O.L. (2008): Geology of Ore Deposits 50(1), 60-74.; 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. |
Spain | |
| [Marcasite] Castro, A.M., Calvo, M., García, G. & Alonso, A. (2001). La mina de Reocin (Cantabria). Bocamina, 8, 112-67; Velasco, F., Herrero, J. M., Yusta, I., Alonso, J. A., Seebold, I., & Leach, D. (2003). Geology and geochemistry of the Reocín zinc-lead deposit, Basque-Cantabrian basin, Northern Spain. Economic Geology, 98(7), 1371-1396. |
| [Pyrite] Calvo, M. and Sevillano, E. (1989). Pyrite crystals from Soria and La Rioja provinces, Spain. The Mineralogical Record 20, 451-456. |
| [Pyrite] Calvo, M., Sevillano, E. 1989. Famous mineral localities: Pyrite crystals from Soria and La Rioja provinces, Spain. The Mineralogical Record. 20( 6): 451-456. ; - García, Gonzalo (2003). Piritas de Ambasaguas. Bocamina. p: 14-45. Madrid |
[Pyrite] Calvo, M. y Sevillano, E. (1989). Pyrite crystals from Soria and La Rioja provinces, Spain. The Mineralogical Record, 20, 451-456. | |
[Pyrite] Calvo, M. and Sevillano, E. (1989) Pyrite crystals from Soria and la Rioja provinces, Spain. The Mineralogical Record, 20, 451-456. Calvo, Miguel. (2003) Minerales y Minas de España. Vol. II. Sulfuros y sulfosales. Museo de Ciencias Naturales de Alava. Vitoria. 705 págs. | |
Turkey | |
| [Pyrite] Econ Geol (1993) 88:606-621 |
USA | |
| [Pyrite] Minerals of Colorado (1997) Eckel, E. B. |
| [Pyrite] Rocks & Minerals (1995) 70:396-409; Schooner (1961) |
| [Pyrite] Segeler, Curt and Molon, Joseph. (1985), The Thomaston Dam Site, Thomaston, Connecticut; Rocks & Minerals: 60(3): 119-124.; Vogt, Wolfgang. (1991), Rediscovering Thomaston Dam. Lapidary Journal: April.; Zodac, Peter. (1959), Minerals at Thomaston Dam, Connecticut; Rocks & Minerals: 34: 3. |
| [Pyrite] Davis, James W. (1901): The Minerals of Haddam, Conn. Mineral Collector, v. 8, no. 4, pp. 50-54, and no. 5, pp. 65-70.; Williams, Horace S. (circa 1945): Article For New York Society Of Mineralogists. Brainerd Public Library, Haddam, Connecticut. |
| [Pyrite] Schooner, Richard. (1955): 90 Minerals from 1 Connecticut Hill. Rocks & Minerals: 30(7-8): 351-8.; Schooner, Richard. (1958): The Mineralogy of the Portland-East Hampton-Middletown-Haddam Area in Connecticut (With a few notes on Glastonbury and Marlborough). Published by Richard Schooner; Ralph Lieser of Pappy’s Beryl Shop, East Hampton; and Howard Pate of Fluorescent House, Branford, Connecticut.; Schooner, Richard. (circa 1985), Untitled manuscript on central Connecticut mineralogy. |
| [Pyrite] J. Zolan/M. Polletta observation |
| [Pyrite] P Cristofono collection, 2008; 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. |
| [Pyrite] S Pavadore collection |
| [Pyrite] Harvard Museum of Natural History, no.99813 |
| [Pyrite] James Roush' Collection |
| [Pyrite] Jaszczak, John A. (1997), Unusual graphite crystals from the Lime Crest quarry, Sparta, New Jersey: Rocks & Minerals: 72(5): 330-334 |
| [Pyrite] Rocks & Minerals 82:472-483 Schopee, Harriette. (1960) Field Trip, Sunday September 25th, 1960, Schoharie, New York. Connecticut Valley Mineral Club newsletter. |
| [Pyrite] Mike polletta collected pyrite with his hands in june 2009. |
| [Pyrite] Mineral collecting in Pennsylvania - 1965, Lapham, Geyer Pgs. 88-89 |
| [Pyrite] "Arthur Koch - collection" |
| [Pyrite] Cement Industry Technical Conference, 2002. IEEE-IAS/PCA 44th Volume , Issue , 2002 Page(s):125 - 137 |
| [Marcasite] Morrill and Chaffee (1964) Vermont mines and mineral localities |
| [Pyrite] Piela, Edward F. (1961) Field Trip, Sunday, July 23, 1961, Iron Pyrite location, Florence, Vermont. Connecticut Valley Mineral Club bulletin. |
| [Pyrite] Johannes Swarts collection |
| [Pyrite] Eric He's Collection; Ray Claude (1995) Mineral Sites of King County, Washington: 27 |
| [Pyrite] Cannon, B. (1975): Minerals of Washington, p.71; Bart Cannon (1975) Minerals of Washington. pp 91 & 140. Lanny Ream (1977) Gems and Minerals of Washington. pg. 145.; Bart Cannon (1975): Minerals of Washington. pp. 91 & 140. Lanny Ream (1977): Gems and Minerals of Washington. pg. 145. |
[Pyrite] Cannon, B. (1975): Minerals of Washington, p.45,54; Ream, L. (1994): Gems and Minerals of Washington; Lasmanis, R. Geology of Spruce 16 claim, Rocks & Minerals, 1985 |
Millstream Station, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia, Australia