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Pyrite from
OK Mine (Milford Pit), Beaver Lake Mining District, Beaver County, Utah, 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 OK Mine (Milford Pit), Beaver Lake Mining District, Beaver County, Utah, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:181592
Long-form Identifier:1:3:181592:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘGleave Prospect (High Grade; Squater's Rights), Beaver Lake Mining District, Beaver County, Utah, USA
1.2km (0.7 miles) ⓘSouth Beaver Prospect, Beaver Lake Mining District, Beaver County, Utah, USA
5.0km (3.1 miles) ⓘSkylark Mine, Beaver Lake Mining District, Beaver County, Utah, USA
5.7km (3.5 miles) ⓘBawana Mine, Rocky Mining District, Rocky Range, Beaver County, Utah, USA
7.2km (4.5 miles) ⓘOld Hickory Mine, Rocky Mining District, Rocky Range, Beaver County, Utah, USA
7.9km (4.9 miles) ⓘHighway 21 Quarry, Milford, Beaver County, Utah, USA
10.1km (6.3 miles) ⓘBeaver Carbonate Mine (Carbonate-Rattler), San Francisco Mining District, Beaver County, Utah, USA
10.7km (6.7 miles) ⓘMid Star Prospect, Star-North Star Mining District, Star Range, Beaver County, Utah, USA
10.8km (6.7 miles) ⓘRebel Mine (Little May Lilly; Milford Lilly Property), Star-North Star Mining District, Star Range, Beaver County, Utah, USA
11.3km (7.0 miles) ⓘMain Shaft, Harrington-Hickory Mine, Star-North Star Mining District, Star Range, Beaver County, Utah, USA
References
Butler, B.S. (1913) Geology and ore deposits of the San Francisco and adjacent districts, Utah. Professional Paper 80. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/pp80
Bullock, Kenneth C. (1981) Minerals and mineral localities of Utah. Bulletin 117. Utah Geological and Mineral Survey
 
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