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Pyrite from
Mottini Mine, I.X.L. Mining District, Churchill County, Nevada, USA


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 Mottini Mine, I.X.L. Mining District, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1464360
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1464360:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
0.3km (0.2 miles) ⓘBlack Prince group, I.X.L. Mining District, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
15.1km (9.4 miles) ⓘQuick-Tung quicksilver mine, Shady Run Mining District, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
15.2km (9.4 miles) ⓘFondaway Canyon Mine (Paperweight-Half Moon; Hamburger Hill), Shady Run Mining District, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
15.2km (9.4 miles) ⓘColorado Deposit, Fondaway Canyon Mine (Paperweight-Half Moon; Hamburger Hill), Shady Run Mining District, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
20.2km (12.6 miles) ⓘCoppereid prospect, Copper Kettle Mining District, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
21.8km (13.5 miles) ⓘTreasure Hill Claim #1417 (NBMG Sample Site 3913; Red Bee #2 Claim), Wonder Mining District, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
23.1km (14.3 miles) ⓘSpider and Wasp claim, Wonder Mining District, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
23.4km (14.6 miles) ⓘGolconda-Gold Wedge Group (NBMG Sample Sites 3909; 3912; Golconda Extension; Golden Wedge Fraction and My All Fraction), Wonder Mining District, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
23.4km (14.6 miles) ⓘLast Chance and Tony Pan Patented Claims (Part of the Spider-Wasp Group; NBMG Sample Sites 3908; 3929), Wonder Mining District, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
23.9km (14.8 miles) ⓘNBMG Sample Site 3940, Mountain Wells Mining District, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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