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Pyrite from
New Light Mine, Slate Creek Mining District, Whatcom County, Washington, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Pyrite
Formula:FeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz1
Sphalerite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view New Light Mine, Slate Creek Mining District, Whatcom County, Washington, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:151213
Long-form Identifier:1:3:151213:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
0.7km (0.5 miles) ⓘWalla Walla Prospect, Slate Creek Mining District, Whatcom County, Washington, USA
0.9km (0.6 miles) ⓘAllen Basin Mine, Slate Creek Mining District, Whatcom County, Washington, USA
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘBaltimore Prospect, Slate Creek Mining District, Whatcom County, Washington, USA
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘGolden Arrow Mine, Slate Creek Mining District, Whatcom County, Washington, USA
1.2km (0.8 miles) ⓘMammoth Mine, Slate Creek Mining District, Whatcom County, Washington, USA
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘGood Luck Prospect, Hidden Lakes Mining District, Whatcom County, Washington, USA
1.4km (0.9 miles) ⓘSpafford Prospect, Slate Creek Mining District, Whatcom County, Washington, USA
1.7km (1.1 miles) ⓘChancellor Group, Hidden Lakes Mining District, Whatcom County, Washington, USA
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘIndiana Mine, Slate Creek Mining District, Whatcom County, Washington, USA
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘWindy Basin, Hidden Lakes Mining District, Okanogan County, Washington, USA
References
Valentine, Grant M., Huntting, Marshall T. (1960) Part II - Metallic Minerals, in Inventory of Washington Minerals. Vol II. Bulletin 37, Washington Geological Survey.
Cannon, Bart (1975) Minerals of Washington. Cordilleran. 184 pp.p.64
Derkey, Robert E., Joseph, Nancy L., Lasmanis, Raymond (1990, November) Metal Mines of Washington - Preliminary Report. Open File Report 90-18. Washington Division of Geology and Earth Resources
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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