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Pyrite from
Denver mine, Galena Mining District, Washoe 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 Denver mine, Galena Mining District, Washoe County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:204501
Long-form Identifier:1:3:204501:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
0.3km (0.2 miles) ⓘNBMG Sample Site 4321, Galena Mining District, Washoe County, Nevada, USA
3.5km (2.2 miles) ⓘRocky Hill mine, Galena Mining District, Washoe County, Nevada, USA
3.8km (2.3 miles) ⓘUnion mine (Commonwealth mine), Galena Mining District, Washoe County, Nevada, USA
5.5km (3.4 miles) ⓘCampbell tunnel, Jumbo Mining District, Washoe County, Nevada, USA
5.5km (3.4 miles) ⓘPandora mine, Jumbo Mining District, Washoe County, Nevada, USA
5.8km (3.6 miles) ⓘMahoney tunnel, Jumbo Mining District, Washoe County, Nevada, USA
9.9km (6.2 miles) ⓘOverman Mine, Comstock Mining District, Storey County, Nevada, USA
10.0km (6.2 miles) ⓘBelcher Shaft, Comstock Mining District, Storey County, Nevada, USA
10.1km (6.3 miles) ⓘKentuck Mine, Comstock Mining District, Storey County, Nevada, USA
10.2km (6.3 miles) ⓘYellow Jacket Mine, Comstock Lode, Virginia City, Comstock Mining District, Storey County, Nevada, USA
References
NBMG Bull 70 Geology and Mineral Resources of Washoe and Storey Counties, Nevada
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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