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Pyrite from
Silver Fox prospect, Cottonwood Creek area, Cottonwood Mining District, Washoe County, Nevada, USA


Locality type:Prospect
Classification
Species:Pyrite
Formula:FeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Silver Fox prospect, Cottonwood Creek area, Cottonwood Mining District, Washoe County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:204455
Long-form Identifier:1:3:204455:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
0.7km (0.5 miles) ⓘModoc mine, Cottonwood Creek area, Cottonwood Mining District, Washoe County, Nevada, USA
17.2km (10.7 miles) ⓘGarnet Tungsten prospect, Rodeo Canyon area, Cottonwood Mining District, Washoe County, Nevada, USA
17.6km (11.0 miles) ⓘWild Horse mine, Wild Horse Canyon area, Cottonwood Mining District, Washoe County, Nevada, USA
18.7km (11.6 miles) ⓘWind Mountain Mine, San Emidio Mining District, Washoe County, Nevada, USA
21.9km (13.6 miles) ⓘUnnamed prospect (MRDS10047335), Hooker Mining District, Pershing County, Nevada, USA
24.2km (15.0 miles) ⓘStormy Day mine, Hooker Mining District, Pershing County, Nevada, USA
31.9km (19.8 miles) ⓘMountain View tungsten prospect, Deephole Mining District, Washoe County, Nevada, USA
32.6km (20.2 miles) ⓘMountain View Gold Project, Deephole Mining District, Washoe County, Nevada, USA
33.1km (20.6 miles) ⓘMountain View mine, Deephole Mining District, Washoe County, Nevada, USA
39.3km (24.4 miles) ⓘCassidy Mine (NBMG Sample Sites 2924; 2925), Trego Mining District, Pershing County, Nevada, USA
References
NBMG Bull 70 Geology and Mineral Resources of Washoe and Storey Counties, Nevada
 
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