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Pyrite from
Pay Ore Mine, Elizabethtown Mining District, Sangre de Cristo Mountains, 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 Pay Ore Mine, Elizabethtown Mining District, Sangre de Cristo Mountains, Colfax County, New Mexico, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:230592
Long-form Identifier:1:3:230592:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
2.0km (1.2 miles) ⓘKlondike Mine, Idlewild, Elizabethtown Mining District, Sangre de Cristo Mountains, Colfax County, New Mexico, USA
8.0km (5.0 miles) ⓘComstock Mine (Commonwealth Mine; Copper Bell Mine), Twining District, Taos County, New Mexico, USA
8.2km (5.1 miles) ⓘBlack Copper mine, Black Copper Canyon, Red River Mining District, Taos County, New Mexico, USA
8.2km (5.1 miles) ⓘIron Mountain claim, Elizabethtown Mining District, Sangre de Cristo Mountains, Colfax County, New Mexico, USA
8.5km (5.3 miles) ⓘHighline Mine (Bull of the Woods Mine), Twining District, Taos County, New Mexico, USA
8.7km (5.4 miles) ⓘSilver Star mine, Red River Mining District, Taos County, New Mexico, USA
8.7km (5.4 miles) ⓘDenver Mine, Elizabethtown Mining District, Sangre de Cristo Mountains, Colfax County, New Mexico, USA
9.1km (5.7 miles) ⓘRed Bandana Mine, Elizabethtown Mining District, Sangre de Cristo Mountains, Colfax County, New Mexico, USA
9.1km (5.7 miles) ⓘIron Dyke Mine (Dike Mine), Twining District, Taos County, New Mexico, USA
9.6km (6.0 miles) ⓘFrazer mine, Twining District, Taos County, New Mexico, USA
References
NMBMMR Bull 94 Geology and Ore Deposits of Eagle Nest area, New Mexico
 
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