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Pyrrhotite from
Dick Nickel Mine, Entiat Mining District, Chelan County, Washington, USA


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Pyrrhotite

Dick Nickel Mine, Entiat Mining District, Chelan County, Washington, USA
01820090017365125242791.jpg
Pyrrhotite

Dick Nickel Mine, Entiat Mining District, Chelan County, Washington, USA
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Pyrrhotite

Dick Nickel Mine, Entiat Mining District, Chelan County, Washington, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Pyrrhotite
Formula:Fe1-xS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrrhotite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Dick Nickel Mine, Entiat Mining District, Chelan County, Washington, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:107343
Long-form Identifier:1:3:107343:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrrhotite
31.7km (19.7 miles) ⓘAlta Lake Prospect, Methow Mining District, Okanogan County, Washington, USA
35.5km (22.1 miles) ⓘHidden Treasure Prospect, Lake Chelan, Chelan County, Washington, USA
43.1km (26.8 miles) ⓘAntimony Bell Mine, Gold Creek, Methow Mining District, Okanogan County, Washington, USA
48.0km (29.8 miles) ⓘAntimony Queen Mine, Gold Creek, Methow Mining District, Okanogan County, Washington, USA
50.9km (31.6 miles) ⓘMerritt Molybdenum Claim, Lake Wenatchee, Chelan County, Washington, USA
53.9km (33.5 miles) ⓘGrace Prospect, Cascade Creek, Meadow Creek Mining District, Chelan County, Washington, USA
54.3km (33.7 miles) ⓘOrphan Boy Prospect, Cascade Creek, Meadow Creek Mining District, Chelan County, Washington, USA
54.9km (34.1 miles) ⓘArizona Prospect, Cascade Creek, Meadow Creek Mining District, Chelan County, Washington, USA
55.9km (34.7 miles) ⓘBlue Jay Prospect, Meadow Creek, Meadow Creek Mining District, Chelan County, Washington, USA
56.1km (34.9 miles) ⓘMeadow Creek Strike Claim, Meadow Creek Mining District, Chelan County, Washington, USA
References
Cannon, Bart (1975) Minerals of Washington. Cordilleran. 184 pp.
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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