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Pyrite from
Crosby Mine (Nieman and Crosby Mine; Crosby-Nieman Mine; Marcus), Malpais Mesa, Eureka Mining District, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Pyrite
Formula:FeS2
Comments:Bunches & disseminations in quartz.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Crosby Mine (Nieman and Crosby Mine; Crosby-Nieman Mine; Marcus), Malpais Mesa, Eureka Mining District, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:224045
Long-form Identifier:1:3:224045:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
6.0km (3.7 miles) ⓘSultan Mine (Alec Lucy's), Thorn Peak, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
11.5km (7.2 miles) ⓘStukey Mine (Stucky Mine; Lawrence group of claims), Bagdad, Eureka Mining District, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
12.4km (7.7 miles) ⓘRed Cloud Mine, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
12.8km (8.0 miles) ⓘMountain Spring Mine, Bagdad, Eureka Mining District, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
12.8km (8.0 miles) ⓘCopper Queen Mine, Bagdad, Eureka Mining District, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
13.3km (8.3 miles) ⓘBruce Mine, Bagdad, Eureka Mining District, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
14.2km (8.8 miles) ⓘBagdad Mine, Bagdad, Eureka Mining District, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
14.6km (9.1 miles) ⓘZannaropolis Mine (Zannarapolis Mine; Sannarapolis Mine), Grayback Mountains, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
14.7km (9.1 miles) ⓘCopper King Mine (Lawler Mines), Bagdad, Eureka Mining District, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
15.5km (9.6 miles) ⓘChance prospect (Chance claims; Chance group; Chance property; Chance No. 1 to No. 19 claims; Emerald group), Alum Creek headwaters area, Eureka Mining District, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
References
Wilson, E.D., et al (1934), AZ Lode Gold Mines and Gold Mining, AZ Bur. of Mines Bull. 137: 26-27.
 
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