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Marcasite from
Star Coal Company strip mine, Mahaska County, Iowa, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Marcasite
Formula:FeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Marcasite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Star Coal Company strip mine, Mahaska County, Iowa, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:210478
Long-form Identifier:1:3:210478:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Marcasite
2.2km (1.4 miles) ⓘMich mine, Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa, USA
13.4km (8.3 miles) ⓘLovilia area, Monroe County, Iowa, USA
13.9km (8.6 miles) ⓘEddyville area coal strip mines, Wapello County, Iowa, USA
14.3km (8.9 miles) ⓘBlackstone mine, Lovilia area, Monroe County, Iowa, USA
19.4km (12.0 miles) ⓘPershing area, Marion County, Iowa, USA
21.0km (13.1 miles) ⓘJude coal mine, Bussey area, Marion County, Iowa, USA
54.1km (33.6 miles) ⓘKaser Quarry, Ollie, Keokuk County, Iowa, USA
63.0km (39.2 miles) ⓘMalcom Quarry, Malcom, Poweshiek County, Iowa, USA
81.2km (50.4 miles) ⓘFerguson Quarry, Marshall County, Iowa, USA
91.2km (56.7 miles) ⓘCoppers Creek, Vernon area, Van Buren County, Iowa, USA
References
Smith, Arthur E., Prior, Harold L. (2002) Iowa Mineral Locality Index. Rocks & Minerals, 77 (6) 404-413 doi:10.1080/00357529.2002.9924893
 
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