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Pyrite from
Humbug mine (Parker mine; Humbug group; Humbug-Parker), Spruce Mountain Mining District, Elko 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 Humbug mine (Parker mine; Humbug group; Humbug-Parker), Spruce Mountain Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:196597
Long-form Identifier:1:3:196597:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
2.8km (1.7 miles) ⓘPorphyry tunnel, Spruce Mountain Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
3.0km (1.9 miles) ⓘBlack Forest Mine (Missouri Monarch Consolidated mine), Spruce Mountain Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
3.3km (2.1 miles) ⓘCopper Queen mine, Spruce Mountain Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
3.7km (2.3 miles) ⓘKeystone mine (Banner Hill claim), Spruce Mountain Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
4.3km (2.7 miles) ⓘKillie Mine (Latham Mine; Kille Mine; Nevada Lead Mine), Spruce Mountain Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
5.2km (3.2 miles) ⓘMonarch property, Charleston Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
6.1km (3.8 miles) ⓘTramp shaft, Spruce Mountain Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
8.1km (5.0 miles) ⓘSpruce Standard mine (Standard mine), Spruce Mountain Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
27.3km (16.9 miles) ⓘMizpah Consolidated Mine (Buena Vista Mine), Dolly Varden Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
27.3km (16.9 miles) ⓘTenderfoot Shaft, Dolly Varden Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
References
NBMG Bull 14
LaPointe, Daphne D., Tingley, Joseph V., Jones, Richard B. (199) Mineral resources of Elko County, Nevada. Bulletin 106. Nevada Bureau of Mines
 
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