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Pyrite from
Iron King Mine (Lime Rock Patented claim 1714; Copper Platter Patented claim 1714; Patented claims 1714), Humboldt, Big Bug Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Pyrite
Formula:FeS2
Comments:Composes about ½ the vein material and contains a large part of the gold.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Arsenopyrite
Native Gold
Sphalerite
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Iron King Mine (Lime Rock Patented claim 1714; Copper Platter Patented claim 1714; Patented claims 1714), Humboldt, Big Bug Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:238018
Long-form Identifier:1:3:238018:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘArizona National Mine (Anderson Mine), Silver Belt-McCabe vein, Galena Gulch area, McCabe, Big Bug Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘKit Carson Mine (Kit Carson vein; Kit Carson and Walter prospect), Agua Fria Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
2.1km (1.3 miles) ⓘLookout Mine (Look Out Mine; Lookout property), Silver Belt-McCabe vein, Galena Gulch area, McCabe, Big Bug Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
3.1km (1.9 miles) ⓘHuron Mine (Old Huron Mine; Montezuma and Huron patents MS 1673; Huron-Montezuma Mine; Swindler Mine; Huron-Victor-Swindler-Montezuma prospects), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
3.9km (2.4 miles) ⓘMcCabe-Gladstone Mine (McCabe Mine; Gladstone Mine; Monopolist claim; Sink To Rise claim; Gladstone claim), Silver Belt-McCabe vein, Galena Gulch area, McCabe, Big Bug Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
4.0km (2.5 miles) ⓘLone Pine Mine (Loma Verde Mine), Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
5.3km (3.3 miles) ⓘCalifornia Mine (Rebel and Little Kicker claims; Patented claims MS 1498 and 1500), Galena Gulch area, Crown King, Tiger Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
5.4km (3.3 miles) ⓘHenrietta Mine (Henrietta-Gopher Mine; Big Bug Mine; American Flag Mine; Braganza Gold Mine property 1906; Gopher MS 19 claim; Patented mining claims MS 1597), Mayer, Big Bug Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
5.5km (3.4 miles) ⓘLittle Jessie Mine (Little Grace & Little Jessie; Ella Patented MS 1129; Chaparral Mining Co. property; Ohio Mines Co. property; Patented MS 1125-1126), Chaparral Gulch, McCabe, Big Bug Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
5.8km (3.6 miles) ⓘBoggs Mine (Boggs Patented 908 claim), Big Bug Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
References
Lindgren, W. (1926), USGS Bull. 782: 37, 127-128
Wilson, E.D., et al (1934), AZ Bur. Mines Bull. 137: 36
Wilson, E.D., et al (1950), Arizona zinc and lead deposits, part I, AZ Bur. Mines Bull. 156: 119.
Anderson, C.A. & S.C. Creasey (1958), Geology and ore deposits of the Jerome area, Yavapai Co., AZ, USGS PP 308: 91, 92, 164
Anderson, C.A. & P.M. Blacet (1972), Precambrian geology of the northern Bradshaw Mountains, Yavapai Co., AZ, USGS Bull. 1336: 72
 
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