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Pyrite from
Old Dude shaft, Macho Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA


Locality type:Shaft
Classification
Species:Pyrite
Formula:FeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Chalcocite1
Malachite1
Quartz1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Old Dude shaft, Macho Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:172702
Long-form Identifier:1:3:172702:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
15.1km (9.4 miles) ⓘDesdemona Mine, Cookes Peak Mining District, Luna County, New Mexico, USA
15.1km (9.4 miles) ⓘKeystone Mine, Old Hadley Mining District, Luna County, New Mexico, USA
15.1km (9.4 miles) ⓘSurprise Mine, Cookes Peak Mining District, Luna County, New Mexico, USA
15.1km (9.4 miles) ⓘInez Mine, Cookes Peak Mining District, Luna County, New Mexico, USA
15.3km (9.5 miles) ⓘSummit group (Poe Mines), Cookes Peak Mining District, Luna County, New Mexico, USA
15.5km (9.6 miles) ⓘProspect No. 1, Old Hadley Mining District, Luna County, New Mexico, USA
15.6km (9.7 miles) ⓘRattlesnake Canyon, Old Hadley Mining District, Luna County, New Mexico, USA
15.7km (9.7 miles) ⓘJumbo prospect, Old Hadley Mining District, Luna County, New Mexico, USA
16.4km (10.2 miles) ⓘFaywood Mine, José Mining District, Cookes Peak Mining District, Luna County, New Mexico, USA
24.5km (15.2 miles) ⓘToggery Mine, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
References
NMBMMR Bull 37 Geology and Mineral Deposits of Lake Valley Quadrangle, Grant, Luna, and Sierra Counties, New Mexico
 
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