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Pyrite from
Pyrite Mine, Stanton, Franklin County, Missouri, 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 Pyrite Mine, Stanton, Franklin County, Missouri, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:148183
Long-form Identifier:1:3:148183:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
2.3km (1.4 miles) ⓘKelsey mine (Beulah Mine; Anaconda Mine; Pickles Mine), Franklin County, Missouri, USA
2.5km (1.5 miles) ⓘRueppele Copper Mine (Ripley Copper Mine), Stanton, Franklin County, Missouri, USA
3.6km (2.3 miles) ⓘRueppele Iron Mine (Acid Mine), Stanton, Franklin County, Missouri, USA
4.2km (2.6 miles) ⓘDarby's mine, Franklin County Lead Mining District, Franklin County, Missouri, USA
10.2km (6.4 miles) ⓘKratz Spring, Franklin County, Missouri, USA
10.3km (6.4 miles) ⓘBrendel and Gamble Mine (Copper Hill Mine; Copper Mtn. Mine; Brendel and Sullivan Mine), Crawford County, Missouri, USA
10.3km (6.4 miles) ⓘSt. Clair mine (Mohawk Mine; John Buskett Mine; Curry Mine; Coons Mine), Franklin County, Missouri, USA
10.3km (6.4 miles) ⓘDuckworth Mine (Jim Busket Mine; Mandres Mine), Franklin County Lead Mining District, Franklin County, Missouri, USA
16.1km (10.0 miles) ⓘVirginia Mine, Franklin County Lead Mining District, Franklin County, Missouri, USA
17.2km (10.7 miles) ⓘPea Ridge Mine, Washington County, Missouri, USA
References
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