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Pyrite from
Rattan Mine (Ruth Mine; Ruth-Rattan Mine), Ruth vein, Oatman, Gold Road Mining District, Oatman Mining District, Black Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Pyrite
Formula:FeS2
Comments:In the small orebody.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Rattan Mine (Ruth Mine; Ruth-Rattan Mine), Ruth vein, Oatman, Gold Road Mining District, Oatman Mining District, Black Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:261267
Long-form Identifier:1:3:261267:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘMoss Mine, Gold Road Mining District, Oatman Mining District, Black Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
3.0km (1.9 miles) ⓘGolden Star group, San Francisco Mining District, Oatman Mining District, Black Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
3.0km (1.9 miles) ⓘMossback Mine, Gold Road Mining District, Oatman Mining District, Black Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
7.7km (4.8 miles) ⓘGold Reed Mine, Oatman, Oatman Mining District, Black Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
7.8km (4.8 miles) ⓘGold Ore Mine, Oatman, Oatman Mining District, Black Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
8.5km (5.3 miles) ⓘUnited Western Mine (Western Apex Mine; Western Mine; K&W Mine; Hallsworth lode), Oatman, Oatman Mining District, Black Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
9.0km (5.6 miles) ⓘSecret Pass prospect (Loftus group), Mohave County, Arizona, USA
9.1km (5.6 miles) ⓘRed Crown Mine (Secret Pass Mine; Wilhelm Mine; Tin Cup Mine; Water Witch Mine), San Francisco Mining District, Oatman Mining District, Black Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
9.4km (5.8 miles) ⓘRoosevelt prospect, San Francisco Mining District, Oatman Mining District, Black Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
10.0km (6.2 miles) ⓘWest Gold Road prospect, Gold Road Mining District, Oatman Mining District, Black Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
References
Ransome, F.L. (1923), Geology of the Oatman Gold District, Arizona, USGS Bull. 743: 33.
 
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