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Pyrite from
Chinati Mountains, Presidio County, Texas, USA


Locality type:Mountain Range
Classification
Species:Pyrite
Formula:FeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Chinati Mountains, Presidio County, Texas, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:200632
Long-form Identifier:1:3:200632:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Pyrite in this Region
Burney Mine, Chinati Mountains, Presidio County, Texas, USA
Shafter Mining District, Chinati Mountains, Presidio County, Texas, USA
Montezuma mine and Montezuma Mining Co. prospects, Shafter Mining District, Chinati Mountains, Presidio County, Texas, USA
Presidio Mine, Shafter Mining District, Chinati Mountains, Presidio County, Texas, USA
Red Hills Cu-Mo deposit, Shafter Mining District, Chinati Mountains, Presidio County, Texas, USA
Sullivan Mine (Carr Mine), Shafter Mining District, Chinati Mountains, Presidio County, Texas, USA
Wood prospect (Ojo Bonito prospect), Chinati Mountains, Presidio County, Texas, USA
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
4.4km (2.7 miles) ⓘBurney Mine, Chinati Mountains, Presidio County, Texas, USA
11.6km (7.2 miles) ⓘSullivan Mine (Carr Mine), Shafter Mining District, Chinati Mountains, Presidio County, Texas, USA
12.2km (7.6 miles) ⓘRed Hills Cu-Mo deposit, Shafter Mining District, Chinati Mountains, Presidio County, Texas, USA
13.4km (8.3 miles) ⓘWood prospect (Ojo Bonito prospect), Chinati Mountains, Presidio County, Texas, USA
14.2km (8.8 miles) ⓘMontezuma mine and Montezuma Mining Co. prospects, Shafter Mining District, Chinati Mountains, Presidio County, Texas, USA
14.9km (9.3 miles) ⓘPapaloti South prospect, Presidio County, Texas, USA
16.5km (10.2 miles) ⓘPresidio Mine, Shafter Mining District, Chinati Mountains, Presidio County, Texas, USA
49.6km (30.8 miles) ⓘUnnamed prospects near Cerro Infiernito (MA-PR-P20-1), Presidio County, Texas, USA
82.6km (51.3 miles) ⓘUnnamed prospect (EM-PR-U24-8), Solitario, Brewster County, Texas, USA
83.3km (51.8 miles) ⓘUnnamed mine (EM-PR-U24-5), Solitario, Presidio County, Texas, USA
References
Smith, Arthur E. (1991) Texas Mineral Locality Index. Rocks & Minerals, 66 (3) 196-224 doi:10.1080/00357529.1991.11761622
 
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