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Pyrite from
Black Mesa, Mohave County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Occurrence
Classification
Species:Pyrite
Formula:FeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Black Mesa, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1450085
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1450085:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
10.3km (6.4 miles) ⓘPlanet Mine group, Planet, Santa Maria Mining District (Planet Mining District; Swansea Mining District; Bill Williams Mining District), Buckskin Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
10.9km (6.8 miles) ⓘPlanet Mine, Planet Mine group, Planet, Santa Maria Mining District (Planet Mining District; Swansea Mining District; Bill Williams Mining District), Buckskin Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
12.9km (8.0 miles) ⓘSignal Mine group, Santa Maria Mining District (Planet Mining District; Swansea Mining District; Bill Williams Mining District), Buckskin Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
15.5km (9.6 miles) ⓘMineral Hill Mine group, Planet, Santa Maria Mining District (Planet Mining District; Swansea Mining District; Bill Williams Mining District), Buckskin Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
41.5km (25.8 miles) ⓘRed Eagle group (Viati Mining Company property; Pasadena shaft; Horseshoe tunnel), Monument Peak, Whipple District (Monumental District), Whipple Mountains, San Bernardino County, California, USA
43.9km (27.2 miles) ⓘWikieup prospect, Devils Wash Mining District, Hualapai Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
44.5km (27.7 miles) ⓘCritic Mine, Wenden, Cunningham Pass Mining District, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
48.5km (30.1 miles) ⓘGolden Arrow group, Vista Peak, Whipple District (Monumental District), Whipple Mountains, San Bernardino County, California, USA
50.2km (31.2 miles) ⓘYuma Mine, Ellsworth Mining District, Granite Wash Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
50.3km (31.3 miles) ⓘLucky Green group, Vista Peak, Whipple District (Monumental District), Whipple Mountains, San Bernardino County, California, USA
References
Tosdal, R. M. (1990). Mineral Resources of the Swansea Wilderness Study Area, La Paz and Mohave Counties, Arizona (No. 1704). US Department of the Interior, US Geological Survey.
 
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