Pyriton

Overview

Massive, dissemination, tabular lenses, 1.5-6 m thickness, avg. 2 m. 320 m down-dip length. Tholeiitic mafic, back arc basin.

Geological Context

Tectonic Setting: Bimodal-mafic in epicontinental arc

Resources & Operations

Production Start: 1850

Data Provenance

Source: USGS MRDS