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Pyrite from
Contention Mine, Cimarroncito Mining District, Cimarron Range, Colfax County, New Mexico, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Pyrite
Formula:FeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Contention Mine, Cimarroncito Mining District, Cimarron Range, Colfax County, New Mexico, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:228606
Long-form Identifier:1:3:228606:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
0.0km (0.0 miles) ⓘThunder Mine, Cimarroncito Mining District, Cimarron Range, Colfax County, New Mexico, USA
14.2km (8.8 miles) ⓘRebel Chief Mine, Baldy Mining District, Cimarron Range, Colfax County, New Mexico, USA
15.1km (9.4 miles) ⓘMontezuma Mine (Big Jacko lode), Baldy Mining District, Cimarron Range, Colfax County, New Mexico, USA
15.2km (9.4 miles) ⓘAztec Mine (Aztec vein), Baldy Mountain, Baldy Mining District, Cimarron Range, Colfax County, New Mexico, USA
15.9km (9.9 miles) ⓘLegal Tender mine, Elizabethtown Mining District, Sangre de Cristo Mountains, Colfax County, New Mexico, USA
16.3km (10.1 miles) ⓘYellow Dog group (Black Joe claim), French Henry Ridge, Baldy Mining District, Cimarron Range, Colfax County, New Mexico, USA
16.8km (10.4 miles) ⓘSmuggler mine, French Henry Ridge, Baldy Mining District, Cimarron Range, Colfax County, New Mexico, USA
17.0km (10.6 miles) ⓘIron Mountain claim, Elizabethtown Mining District, Sangre de Cristo Mountains, Colfax County, New Mexico, USA
17.2km (10.7 miles) ⓘDeep Tunnel Mine, Elizabethtown Mining District, Sangre de Cristo Mountains, Colfax County, New Mexico, USA
17.4km (10.8 miles) ⓘDenver Mine, Elizabethtown Mining District, Sangre de Cristo Mountains, Colfax County, New Mexico, USA
References
Lindgren, Waldemar; Graton, L.C.; Gordon, C.H. (1910) The ore deposits of New Mexico. Professional Paper 68. US Geological Survey 361 pp. doi:10.3133/pp68
 
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