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Pyrite from
Shea Mine (Shea property), Verde Mining District, Black Hills (Black Hill Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Pyrite
Formula:FeS2
Comments:Occurs as crystals in vein wall rocks; also in ore.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Shea Mine (Shea property), Verde Mining District, Black Hills (Black Hill Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:251061
Long-form Identifier:1:3:251061:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
0.1km (0.0 miles) ⓘCopper Chief Mine, Jerome, Verde Mining District, Black Hills (Black Hill Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘGrand Island Mine (Grand Island property), Jerome, Verde Mining District, Black Hills (Black Hill Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
1.5km (0.9 miles) ⓘCliff Mine, Green Monster Mining Company property, Jerome, Verde Mining District, Black Hills (Black Hill Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
2.0km (1.3 miles) ⓘGreen Monster Mine (Green Monster Mining Company property; Silver Plate group), Jerome, Verde Mining District, Black Hills (Black Hill Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
3.4km (2.1 miles) ⓘPittsburgh Tunnel, Mescal Gulch, Jerome, Verde Mining District, Black Hills (Black Hill Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
4.0km (2.5 miles) ⓘVerde Combination Copper Co. Property, Mescal Canyon area, Jerome, Verde Mining District, Black Hills (Black Hill Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
4.7km (2.9 miles) ⓘGadsen prospect, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
4.8km (3.0 miles) ⓘCalumet and Jerome Mine, Deception Gulch, Jerome, Verde Mining District, Black Hills (Black Hill Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
5.2km (3.2 miles) ⓘVerde Central Mine (Verde King Mine), Deception Gulch, Jerome, Verde Mining District, Black Hills (Black Hill Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
5.4km (3.3 miles) ⓘCleopatra Mine, Cleopatra Hill (Cleopatra Mountain), Jerome, Verde Mining District, Black Hills (Black Hill Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
References
Lindgren, W. (1926), USGS Bull. 782: 92-93
Anderson, C.A. & S.C. Creasy (1958), Geology and ore deposits of the Jerome area, Yavapai Co., AZ, USGS PP 308: 152
 
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