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Pyrite from
Esta Buena Mine, Ellsworth Mining District (Mammoth Mining District), 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 Esta Buena Mine, Ellsworth Mining District (Mammoth Mining District), Nye County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:192824
Long-form Identifier:1:3:192824:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
3.2km (2.0 miles) ⓘReturn Mine, Ellsworth Mining District (Mammoth Mining District), Nye County, Nevada, USA
5.8km (3.6 miles) ⓘLime Dyke claim, Ellsworth Mining District (Mammoth Mining District), Nye County, Nevada, USA
6.1km (3.8 miles) ⓘNBMG Sample Site 3174, Ellsworth Mining District (Mammoth Mining District), Nye County, Nevada, USA
6.8km (4.2 miles) ⓘKey Flower Mine, Nye County, Nevada, USA
10.8km (6.7 miles) ⓘDuluth Mine, Bruner Mining District, Nye County, Nevada, USA
11.1km (6.9 miles) ⓘPhelps Stokes Mine, Gabbs Mining District, Nye County, Nevada, USA
12.1km (7.5 miles) ⓘEl Capitan Mine, Granite camp, Lodi Mining District, Lodi Hills, Nye County, Nevada, USA
13.3km (8.3 miles) ⓘBruner Mine, Phonolite, Bruner Mining District, Nye County, Nevada, USA
13.7km (8.5 miles) ⓘVictory Mine (Great Basin Mine), Granite camp, Lodi Mining District, Lodi Hills, Nye County, Nevada, USA
13.8km (8.6 miles) ⓘVictory Tungsten Mine (includes Kay Cooper group on East), Granite camp, Lodi Mining District, Lodi Hills, Nye County, Nevada, USA
References
Kleinhampl, Frank J., Ziony, Joseph I. (1984) Mineral Resources of Northern Nye County, Nevada. Bulletin 99B. Nevada Bureau of Mines
 
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