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Pyrite from
Max Delta Mine, Gila Crossing District, South Mountain (South Mountains; South Mountain Park), Phoenix, Maricopa 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 Max Delta Mine, Gila Crossing District, South Mountain (South Mountains; South Mountain Park), Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:242391
Long-form Identifier:1:3:242391:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
30.8km (19.2 miles) ⓘJack White Mine (Eyrich Mine), Winifred Mining District (Winnifred Mining District), Phoenix Mountains, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
44.1km (27.4 miles) ⓘCopper Hill group (Belle claim #1619; St. Paul patented claim #1619; Amalgamated Copper Co. claim; Minneapolis patented claim #1619), Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
49.2km (30.6 miles) ⓘSacaton Mine, Casa Grande, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
52.9km (32.9 miles) ⓘSanta Cruz deposit, Casa Grande area, Casa Grande, Casa Grande Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
53.8km (33.4 miles) ⓘMineral Butte prospect (Blackwater Copper prospect; Blackwater group; Apache Maid Mine; Unpatented claims MS 3922; Unpatented claims MS 3739), Mineral Butte area, Gila River Indian Reservation, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
55.0km (34.2 miles) ⓘQuestion lode - Gunbolt prospect, Pikes Peak Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
55.5km (34.5 miles) ⓘThunderbird Mine (Thunderbird claims; Peralta Mine; Coleman property; Owen Adams claims), Cave Creek Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
62.6km (38.9 miles) ⓘMaricopa Mine (Apociram claim; Katherine claim; Ophir No. 3 claim; Opoeiram claim), New River Mesa, Cave Creek Mining District, Palo Verde Mountains, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
64.0km (39.7 miles) ⓘGold Cliff Mine, Cave Creek, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
65.2km (40.5 miles) ⓘPikes Peak prospect (Pikes Peak claims; Bessemer Mine; Iron Age Mine; Pig Iron Mine), Pikes Peak Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
References
Wilson, E.D., et al (1934), AZ Bur. Mines Bull. 137: 166.
 
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