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Pyrite from
Red Cloud fluorite mine, Red Cloud District, Lincoln County, New Mexico, USA


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Pyrite, etc.

Red Cloud fluorite mine, Red Cloud District, Lincoln County, New Mexico, USA
03839470017376061002334.jpg
Pyrite, etc.

Red Cloud fluorite mine, Red Cloud District, Lincoln County, New Mexico, USA
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Pyrite, etc.

Red Cloud fluorite mine, Red Cloud District, Lincoln County, New Mexico, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Pyrite
Formula:FeS2
Comments:DeMark (1980): "Pyrite here has been completely replaced by goethite and hematite. The crystals are abundant and occur in well developed cubes and pyritohedrons. They are usually embedded in massive fluorite and average about 2 to 4 mm in size. The replacement has been quite faithful and the growth lines of the pyrite have been preserved."
Habit:cubes, pyritohedrons
Abundance at site:Common
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Fluorite1
Baryte1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Red Cloud fluorite mine, Red Cloud District, Lincoln County, New Mexico, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:239143
Long-form Identifier:1:3:239143:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
0.1km (0.1 miles) ⓘRed Cloud copper mine, Red Cloud District, Lincoln County, New Mexico, USA
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘOld Hickory prospect, Red Cloud District, Lincoln County, New Mexico, USA
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘEagle Nest Prospect, Red Cloud District, Lincoln County, New Mexico, USA
1.7km (1.1 miles) ⓘBuckhorn Mine, Red Cloud District, Lincoln County, New Mexico, USA
2.6km (1.6 miles) ⓘAll American Prospect, Red Cloud District, Lincoln County, New Mexico, USA
3.3km (2.1 miles) ⓘAmerican Mine (Iron Hammer No. 2), Red Cloud District, Lincoln County, New Mexico, USA
3.4km (2.1 miles) ⓘSky High Prospect, Red Cloud District, Lincoln County, New Mexico, USA
3.7km (2.3 miles) ⓘM & E No. 13 Prospect, Red Cloud District, Lincoln County, New Mexico, USA
38.4km (23.8 miles) ⓘBlack Gold Mine, Jicarilla Mining District, Jicarilla Mountains, Lincoln County, New Mexico, USA
39.0km (24.2 miles) ⓘEureka claim, Jicarilla Mining District, Jicarilla Mountains, Lincoln County, New Mexico, USA
References
DeMark, Ramon S. (1980) The Red Cloud Mines, Gallinas Mountains, New Mexico. The Mineralogical Record, 11 (2) 69-72
Northrop, Stuart A., LaBruzza, F.A. (1996) Minerals of New Mexico (3rd ed.) University of New Mexico Press, Albuquerque, NM.
 
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