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Pyrite from
Bear Basin Mines, Buena Vista Mining District, King County, Washington, USA


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Pyrite

Bear Basin Mines, Buena Vista Mining District, King County, Washington, USA
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Pyrite

Bear Basin Mines, Buena Vista Mining District, King County, Washington, USA
05962540017737353735097.jpg
Pyrite

Bear Basin Mines, Buena Vista Mining District, King County, Washington, USA
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Pyrite

Bear Basin Mines, Buena Vista Mining District, King County, Washington, USA
05962540017737353735097.jpg
Pyrite

Bear Basin Mines, Buena Vista Mining District, King County, Washington, USA
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Pyrite

Bear Basin Mines, Buena Vista Mining District, King County, Washington, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Pyrite
Formula:FeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Senandorite2
Sphalerite2
Stannite2
Rhodochrosite2
Quartz2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Bear Basin Mines, Buena Vista Mining District, King County, Washington, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:124885
Long-form Identifier:1:3:124885:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
0.6km (0.4 miles) ⓘSnoqualmie, Miller River Mining District, King County, Washington, USA
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘDawson Prospect, Buena Vista Mining District, King County, Washington, USA
1.7km (1.1 miles) ⓘNapco Prospect, Buena Vista Mining District, King County, Washington, USA
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘBrooklyn Claim, Miller River Mining District, King County, Washington, USA
2.1km (1.3 miles) ⓘCleopatra Mine, Miller River Mining District, King County, Washington, USA
2.3km (1.4 miles) ⓘConey Basin Mine, Miller River Mining District, King County, Washington, USA
2.8km (1.7 miles) ⓘPine Marten prospect, Buena Vista Mining District, King County, Washington, USA
3.0km (1.9 miles) ⓘDevils Canyon Prospect, Buena Vista Mining District, King County, Washington, USA
3.1km (1.9 miles) ⓘAces Up Mine, Miller River Mining District, King County, Washington, USA
4.2km (2.6 miles) ⓘLucky Strike Prospects, Buena Vista Mining District, King County, Washington, USA
References
Derkey, Robert E., Joseph, Nancy L., Lasmanis, Raymond (1990, November) Metal Mines of Washington - Preliminary Report. Open File Report 90-18. Washington Division of Geology and Earth Resources
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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