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Pyrite from
Portorico (?) prospect, San Cristobal Creek, Taos County, New Mexico, USA


Locality type:Prospect
Classification
Species:Pyrite
Formula:FeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Portorico (?) prospect, San Cristobal Creek, Taos County, New Mexico, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:225650
Long-form Identifier:1:3:225650:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘUnnamed prospects, Lower San Cristobal Canyon, San Cristobal Creek, Taos County, New Mexico, USA
7.7km (4.8 miles) ⓘMolycorp Group, Questa Mining District, Taos County, New Mexico, USA
8.1km (5.1 miles) ⓘLog Cabin Canyon prospect (Fibbs-Nogle prospect; Steve's prospect ?), Questa Mining District, Taos County, New Mexico, USA
9.3km (5.8 miles) ⓘSouth Fork mine, Twining District, Taos County, New Mexico, USA
9.5km (5.9 miles) ⓘHanosh prospect, Questa Mining District, Taos County, New Mexico, USA
9.7km (6.0 miles) ⓘBear Canyon (Horseshoe; Mexican; Mammoth) prospects, Questa Mining District, Taos County, New Mexico, USA
10.2km (6.3 miles) ⓘNickel Plate prospect, Questa Mining District, Taos County, New Mexico, USA
10.4km (6.5 miles) ⓘBJB prospects (Wilde prospects; Goat Hill Gulch prospects), Questa Mining District, Taos County, New Mexico, USA
10.7km (6.7 miles) ⓘAmizette, Twining District, Taos County, New Mexico, USA
10.7km (6.7 miles) ⓘUnnamed prospects, Amizette, Twining District, Taos County, New Mexico, USA
References
Schilling, John H. (1960) Mineral resources of Taos County, New Mexico. Bulletin 71. New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources doi:10.58799/b-71
 
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