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Pyrite from
NBMG Sample Site 3940, Mountain Wells Mining District, Churchill County, Nevada, USA


Locality type:Prospect
Classification
Species:Pyrite
Formula:FeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view NBMG Sample Site 3940, Mountain Wells Mining District, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1465256
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1465256:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘNBMG Sample Site 3947, Short Day Claims, Mountain Wells Mining District, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
2.2km (1.4 miles) ⓘNBMG Sample Site 3932, Short Day Claims, Mountain Wells Mining District, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
2.3km (1.4 miles) ⓘNBMG Sample Site 3933, Short Day Claims, Mountain Wells Mining District, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
2.4km (1.5 miles) ⓘNBMG Sample Site 3930, Mountain Wells Mining District, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
2.5km (1.6 miles) ⓘNBMG Sample Site 3944, Short Day Claims, Mountain Wells Mining District, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
12.5km (7.8 miles) ⓘTreasure Hill Claim #1211 (NBMG Sample Site 3919), Wonder Mining District, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
14.7km (9.1 miles) ⓘSpider and Wasp claim, Wonder Mining District, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
15.0km (9.3 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
15.1km (9.4 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
16.9km (10.5 miles) ⓘTreasure Hill Claim #1417 (NBMG Sample Site 3913; Red Bee #2 Claim), Wonder Mining District, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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