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Pyrite from
McArthur River Mine, Athabasca Basin, Saskatchewan, Canada


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 McArthur River Mine, Athabasca Basin, Saskatchewan, Canada
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1207631
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1207631:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
32.5km (20.2 miles) ⓘGryphon deposit, Wheeler River Project, Athabasca Basin, Saskatchewan, Canada
34.2km (21.2 miles) ⓘPhoenix deposit, Wheeler River Project, Athabasca Basin, Saskatchewan, Canada
38.8km (24.1 miles) ⓘMaverick Uranium Zone (525 Uranium Zone; 527 Uranium Zone), Moore Lake, Athabasca Basin, Saskatchewan, Canada
43.9km (27.3 miles) ⓘMillenium Deposit, Athabasca Basin, Saskatchewan, Canada
45.5km (28.3 miles) ⓘCigar Lake Mine, Athabasca Basin, Saskatchewan, Canada
71.3km (44.3 miles) ⓘKey Lake Mine, Athabasca Basin, Saskatchewan, Canada
79.1km (49.1 miles) ⓘZimmer Lake area, Athabasca Basin, Saskatchewan, Canada
87.5km (54.4 miles) ⓘRoughrider deposit, Athabasca Basin, Saskatchewan, Canada
89.6km (55.7 miles) ⓘWaterfound prospect, Athabasca Basin, Saskatchewan, Canada
92.1km (57.3 miles) ⓘMcLean Lake deposit, Athabasca Basin, Saskatchewan, Canada
References
Ng, R., Alexandre, P., & Kyser, K. (2013). Mineralogical and geochemical evolution of the unconformity-related McArthur River Zone 4 orebody in the Athabasca Basin, Canada: implications of a silicified zone. Economic Geology, 108(7), 1657-1689.
Adlakha, E. E., & Hattori, K. (2015). Compositional variation and timing of aluminum phosphate-sulfate minerals in the basement rocks along the P2 fault and in association with the McArthur River uranium deposit, Athabasca Basin, Saskatchewan, Canada. American Mineralogist, 100(7), 1386-1399.
 
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