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Pyrite from
War Eagle Mine, Whitehorse Copper Belt, Whitehorse mining district, Yukon, 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 War Eagle Mine, Whitehorse Copper Belt, Whitehorse mining district, Yukon, Canada
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:101127
Long-form Identifier:1:3:101127:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
6.8km (4.2 miles) ⓘEmpress of India occurrence, McIntyre Creek, Whitehorse Copper Belt, Whitehorse mining district, Yukon, Canada
12.4km (7.7 miles) ⓘLittle Chief Mine, Whitehorse Copper Belt, Whitehorse mining district, Yukon, Canada
12.8km (8.0 miles) ⓘValerie Mine, Whitehorse Copper Belt, Whitehorse mining district, Yukon, Canada
59.2km (36.8 miles) ⓘUnion Mine, Carcross, Whitehorse mining district, Yukon, Canada
61.5km (38.2 miles) ⓘMt Skukum deposit, Whitehorse mining district, Yukon, Canada
62.3km (38.7 miles) ⓘPorter Claim, Carbon Hill, Wheaton River District, Whitehorse mining district, Yukon, Canada
77.0km (47.8 miles) ⓘArctic Caribou (Big Thing) Mine, Carcross, Whitehorse mining district, Yukon, Canada
84.6km (52.6 miles) ⓘVenus Mine, Windy Arm, Tagish Lake, Carcross, Whitehorse mining district, Yukon, Canada
References
Petruk, W.; Harris, D. C.; Murray, E. J. (1971) An occurrence of valleriite from New Imperial Mine, Yukon. The Canadian Mineralogist, 10 (5). p.885-888.
 
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