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Pyrite from
Golden Idol Mine (Hillside Mine; Verde Inspiration Mine), Cherry, Cherry Creek Mining District, Black Hills (Black Hill Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, 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 Golden Idol Mine (Hillside Mine; Verde Inspiration Mine), Cherry, Cherry Creek Mining District, Black Hills (Black Hill Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:228785
Long-form Identifier:1:3:228785:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘGray Eagle Mine (Grey Eagle Mine; Grey Eagle claims), Cherry Creek Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘGold Eagle Mine (Gold Eagle prospect), Cherry, Cherry Creek Mining District, Black Hills (Black Hill Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘBunker Mine (Wheatley property), Cherry, Cherry Creek Mining District, Black Hills (Black Hill Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘConger Mine (Conger prospect; Patented claim 598; Jerome Conger Mine), Cherry, Cherry Creek Mining District, Black Hills (Black Hill Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
1.4km (0.8 miles) ⓘCrosscut Mine (Crosscut fault vein; Cross-Cut and Gulch Patents), Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘDove Mine, Cherry, Cherry Creek Mining District, Black Hills (Black Hill Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘWambacker Mine (Wombacher Mine), Cherry, Cherry Creek Mining District, Black Hills (Black Hill Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
2.2km (1.4 miles) ⓘGold Bullion Mine (Copper Bullion Mine), Cherry, Cherry Creek Mining District, Black Hills (Black Hill Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
2.2km (1.4 miles) ⓘSugar Bowl Mine, Cherry, Cherry Creek Mining District, Black Hills (Black Hill Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
3.1km (1.9 miles) ⓘSunnybrook Mine (Gold Shad Mine; Claims MS 4498), Cherry, Cherry Creek Mining District, Black Hills (Black Hill Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
References
Lindgren, W. (1926), USGS Bull. 782: 106.
Wilson, E.D., et al (1934), AZ Bur. Mines Bull. 137: 30
 
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