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Pyrite from
Willis Mountain Mine, Sprouses Corner, Farmville Mining District, Buckingham County, Virginia, USA


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Pyrite, etc.

Willis Mountain Mine, Sprouses Corner, Farmville Mining District, Buckingham County, Virginia, USA
05683870017362455711723.jpg
Pyrite, etc.

Willis Mountain Mine, Sprouses Corner, Farmville Mining District, Buckingham County, Virginia, USA
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Pyrite, etc.

Willis Mountain Mine, Sprouses Corner, Farmville Mining District, Buckingham County, Virginia, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Pyrite
Formula:FeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Kyanite8
Quartz5
Native Sulphur4
Goethite3
Hematite3
Muscovite2
- var Fuchsite2
Mica Group1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Willis Mountain Mine, Sprouses Corner, Farmville Mining District, Buckingham County, Virginia, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:143404
Long-form Identifier:1:3:143404:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
3.3km (2.1 miles) ⓘSeay Mine, Gold-Pyrite Belt, Buckingham County, Virginia, USA
7.3km (4.5 miles) ⓘWilliams Mine, Gold-Pyrite Belt, Buckingham County, Virginia, USA
7.9km (4.9 miles) ⓘPhiladelphia Mine (Allen Mine), Gold-Pyrite Belt, Buckingham County, Virginia, USA
7.9km (4.9 miles) ⓘBuckingham Mines (Wiseman Mines; incl. Eldridge's Mine; Hesse's Mine), Gold-Pyrite Belt, Buckingham County, Virginia, USA
8.0km (5.0 miles) ⓘLondon and Virginia Mine (Eldridge Mine; Project-15-148), Gold-Pyrite Belt, Buckingham County, Virginia, USA
9.2km (5.7 miles) ⓘBurnett Mine (Staples Mine), Gold-Pyrite Belt, Buckingham County, Virginia, USA
9.3km (5.8 miles) ⓘCopal Prospect (Kopall Prospect), Gold-Pyrite Belt, Buckingham County, Virginia, USA
9.3km (5.8 miles) ⓘAnderson Mine, Gold-Pyrite Belt, Buckingham County, Virginia, USA
9.8km (6.1 miles) ⓘApperson Mine (Leseur's Mine), Gold-Pyrite Belt, Buckingham County, Virginia, USA
10.0km (6.2 miles) ⓘTurpin Creek Mine (Gold Tract; Agee Tract), Gold-Pyrite Belt, Buckingham County, Virginia, USA
References
Rocks & Min.: 60: 166.
 
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