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Pyrite from
Blue Ridge Salt Dome (Blue Ridge Mine; Blue Ridge oil field), Missouri City, Fort Bend County, Texas, USA


Locality type:Dome
Classification
Species:Pyrite
Formula:FeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Blue Ridge Salt Dome (Blue Ridge Mine; Blue Ridge oil field), Missouri City, Fort Bend County, Texas, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:201197
Long-form Identifier:1:3:201197:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
24.3km (15.1 miles) ⓘLong Point dome, Rosenberg, Fort Bend County, Texas, USA
41.0km (25.5 miles) ⓘDamon Mound Salt Dome, Damon, Brazoria County, Texas, USA
43.9km (27.2 miles) ⓘOrchard Dome Mine (Moore's Orchard; Orchard Dome Oil and Gas field), Orchard, Fort Bend County, Texas, USA
49.5km (30.7 miles) ⓘBoling Dome (Boling oil field; Newgulf Sulfur Operations), Newgulf, Wharton County, Texas, USA
53.8km (33.4 miles) ⓘHumble Dome (Humble Dome prospect), Humble, Harris County, Texas, USA
54.6km (33.9 miles) ⓘHoskins Mound Mine, Hoskins Mound, Hoskins, Brazoria County, Texas, USA
54.7km (34.0 miles) ⓘHockley Dome Mine (United Salt Mine), Hockley, Harris County, Texas, USA
60.2km (37.4 miles) ⓘStratton Ridge Salt Dome (Stratton Ridge), Clute, Brazoria County, Texas, USA
60.6km (37.7 miles) ⓘHockley, Harris County, Texas, USA
61.2km (38.0 miles) ⓘBarbers Hill Mine, Barbers Hill Salt Dome (Barbers Hill), Mont Belvieu, Chambers County, Texas, USA
References
R&M 45:6 pp 371-379
 
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