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Pyrite from
Iron Rail Mine, Cloverdale Mining District, Toiyabe Range, Nye County, Nevada, 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 Iron Rail Mine, Cloverdale Mining District, Toiyabe Range, Nye County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:192790
Long-form Identifier:1:3:192790:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
11.8km (7.3 miles) ⓘMilton Canyon (Humphrey; Kennedy; Mike; Dart) Mine, Union Mining District, Nye County, Nevada, USA
15.2km (9.4 miles) ⓘGrantsville, Union Mining District, Nye County, Nevada, USA
15.3km (9.5 miles) ⓘFury pit, Grantsville, Union Mining District, Nye County, Nevada, USA
17.4km (10.8 miles) ⓘSan Pedro Mine (San Pedro Mercury Mine), Union Mining District, Nye County, Nevada, USA
18.4km (11.4 miles) ⓘRichmond Mine, Berlin, Union Mining District, Nye County, Nevada, USA
19.4km (12.0 miles) ⓘBerlin Mine (Diana adit; Barker Mine), Berlin, Union Mining District, Nye County, Nevada, USA
21.2km (13.2 miles) ⓘBuffalo Canyon prospect, Berlin, Union Mining District, Nye County, Nevada, USA
21.3km (13.3 miles) ⓘB. & C. Springs, Paradise Peak Mining District, Nye County, Nevada, USA
23.8km (14.8 miles) ⓘMercury Mining Co. (probably: Lahontan Mine), Union Mining District, Nye County, Nevada, USA
26.3km (16.4 miles) ⓘCosta Prospect, Bell Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
References
Kleinhampl, Frank J., Ziony, Joseph I. (1984) Mineral Resources of Northern Nye County, Nevada. Bulletin 99B. Nevada Bureau of Mines
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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