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Pyrrhotite from
Mackinaw Mine, Monte Cristo Mining District, Snohomish 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 Mackinaw Mine, Monte Cristo Mining District, Snohomish County, Washington, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:142033
Long-form Identifier:1:3:142033:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrrhotite
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘNorthwest Consolidated Mine, Monte Cristo Mining District, Snohomish County, Washington, USA
2.9km (1.8 miles) ⓘMineral Center Prospect, Silver Creek Mining District, Snohomish County, Washington, USA
3.8km (2.4 miles) ⓘSilver Queen Prospect, Silver Creek Mining District, Snohomish County, Washington, USA
3.9km (2.4 miles) ⓘSultan King Mine, North Fork of the Sultan River, Sultan Mining District, Snohomish County, Washington, USA
3.9km (2.4 miles) ⓘFlorence Rae Mine, North Fork of the Sultan River, Sultan Mining District, Snohomish County, Washington, USA
4.0km (2.5 miles) ⓘKelley Creek Prospect, Monte Cristo Mining District, Snohomish County, Washington, USA
4.1km (2.5 miles) ⓘIowa Mine, North Fork of the Sultan River, Sultan Mining District, Snohomish County, Washington, USA
4.3km (2.7 miles) ⓘHannah, Silver Creek Mining District, Snohomish County, Washington, USA
4.4km (2.7 miles) ⓘSeventy-Four, Silver Creek Mining District, Snohomish County, Washington, USA
4.5km (2.8 miles) ⓘCongress, Silver Creek Mining District, Snohomish County, Washington, USA
References
Valentine, Grant M., Huntting, Marshall T. (1960) Part II - Metallic Minerals, in Inventory of Washington Minerals. Vol II. Bulletin 37, Washington Geological Survey.
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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