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Pyrrhotite from
Sorrel Horse deposit (Sorrel Horse 1-2 claims; Big Six group; Anomaly B6-5; Citation 1-5 claims; Citation deposit; Lobo; T-Bone), Aztec Lodge area, Sierra Ancha Mining District, Sierra Ancha Mountains, Gila County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Pyrrhotite
Formula:Fe1-xS
Comments:Commonly disseminated constituent in hornfels & related metamorphic rocks.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrrhotite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Sorrel Horse deposit (Sorrel Horse 1-2 claims; Big Six group; Anomaly B6-5; Citation 1-5 claims; Citation deposit; Lobo; T-Bone), Aztec Lodge area, Sierra Ancha Mining District, Sierra Ancha Mountains, Gila County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:219253
Long-form Identifier:1:3:219253:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrrhotite
5.7km (3.5 miles) ⓘWorkman Mine (Workman deposit; Workman claims; Workman group; Anomaly B6-8), Aztec Lodge area, Workman Creek Valley, Sierra Ancha Mining District, Sierra Ancha Mountains, Gila County, Arizona, USA
6.2km (3.8 miles) ⓘHope Mine (Hope deposit), Rose Creek Lodge area, Workman Creek Valley, Sierra Ancha Mining District, Sierra Ancha Mountains, Gila County, Arizona, USA
6.5km (4.1 miles) ⓘLucky Stop Mine (Lucky Stop deposit; Wyoming Minerals lease), Workman Creek, Rose Creek Lodge area, Sierra Ancha Mining District, Sierra Ancha Mountains, Gila County, Arizona, USA
6.7km (4.1 miles) ⓘSuckerite claims (Charles Jr. No. 1 & 2; Definitely group; Tulsa Minerals Inc. property; Uranium Corp. lease), Workman Creek area, Aztec Lodge area, Sierra Ancha Mining District, Sierra Ancha Mountains, Gila County, Arizona, USA
9.5km (5.9 miles) ⓘBlack Brush deposit (Black Brush claims; Brush deposit; Western Mining and Exploration Co. property), Cherry Creek Canyon, Board Tree Saddle area, Sierra Ancha Mining District, Sierra Ancha Mountains, Gila County, Arizona, USA
92.9km (57.7 miles) ⓘLondon-Arizona Mine (London-Arizona Consolidated Mine), Tornado Peak, Chilito, Hayden area, Banner Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
93.6km (58.2 miles) ⓘChristmas open pit, Christmas Mine, Christmas, Banner Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
93.7km (58.2 miles) ⓘChristmas Mine, Christmas, Banner Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
References
Granger, H.C. & R.B. Raup (1969), Geology of Uranium Deposits in the Dripping Spring Quartzite, Gila Co., AZ, USGS PP 595.
Anthony, John W.; Williams, Sidney A.; Bideaux, Richard A.; Grant, Raymond W. (1995) Mineralogy of Arizona (3rd ed.). University of Arizona Press.p.345
 
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