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Pyrite from
Ima Mine, Blue Wing Mining District, Lemhi County, Idaho, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Pyrite
Formula:FeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Tetrahedrite Subgroup2
Quartz2
Hübnerite2
Bindheimite1
Molybdenite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Ima Mine, Blue Wing Mining District, Lemhi County, Idaho, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:216382
Long-form Identifier:1:3:216382:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
30.1km (18.7 miles) ⓘHilltop Mine, Gilmore Mining District (Texas Mining District), Lemhi Range Roadless Area Review & Evaluation Area (RARE II), Lemhi County, Idaho, USA
30.6km (19.0 miles) ⓘDemocrat Mine, Gilmore, Gilmore Mining District (Texas Mining District), Lemhi County, Idaho, USA
33.8km (21.0 miles) ⓘAllie Mine (Ruth Claim; Gilmore Claim; Dorothy Mine), Gilmore, Gilmore Mining District (Texas Mining District), Lemhi County, Idaho, USA
33.9km (21.1 miles) ⓘBuckhorn Mine, Junction Mining District (Little Eightmile Mining District), Lemhi County, Idaho, USA
34.4km (21.4 miles) ⓘMaryland Mine, Junction Mining District (Little Eightmile Mining District), Lemhi County, Idaho, USA
36.0km (22.4 miles) ⓘSunset Mine (Leadville Mine), Junction Mining District (Little Eightmile Mining District), Lemhi County, Idaho, USA
37.9km (23.5 miles) ⓘColorado Group, Spring Mountain Mining District, Lemhi County, Idaho, USA
41.3km (25.7 miles) ⓘFire Fly claim, McKim Creek, Lemhi County, Idaho, USA
43.1km (26.8 miles) ⓘThompson Creek Mine (Tungsten Jim Mine; Salmon River Scheelite Mine), Challis, Bay Horse Mining District, Custer County, Idaho, USA
43.4km (26.9 miles) ⓘBig Thor Nos. 1 and 2 Vein Prospect, Lemhi Pass Mining District, Lemhi County, Idaho, USA
References
Ream, Lanny R. (1995) Idaho: Mineral Locality Index. Rocks & Minerals, 70 (4) 242-263 doi:10.1080/00357529.1995.9926628
 
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