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Pyrite from
Blue Grouse Mine, Gordon Bay, Victoria Mining Division, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, 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 Blue Grouse Mine, Gordon Bay, Victoria Mining Division, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1250032
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1250032:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
50.0km (31.1 miles) ⓘGrizzly arsenic occurrence, Alberni Mining Division, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
54.9km (34.1 miles) ⓘMonitor Cu Mine, Alberni Canal, Alberni Mining Division, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
57.4km (35.7 miles) ⓘMuir Creek, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
66.2km (41.1 miles) ⓘWillow Grouse Mine, Victoria Mining Division, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
71.4km (44.3 miles) ⓘMetchosin Igneous Complex, Victoria Mining Division, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
82.9km (51.5 miles) ⓘState Lease Prospect, Clallam County, Washington, USA
91.3km (56.8 miles) ⓘBrynnor Mine, Alberni Mining Division, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
97.2km (60.4 miles) ⓘGambier Island porphyry copper deposit, Gambier Island, Vancouver Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
References
(n.d.) Minfile, British Columbia Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources.
 
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