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Pyrite from
Ad adit (Schwartz tunnel), Patterson Mining District, Lincoln County, Nevada, USA


Locality type:Adit
Classification
Species:Pyrite
Formula:FeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Ad adit (Schwartz tunnel), Patterson Mining District, Lincoln County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:266105
Long-form Identifier:1:3:266105:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
0.0km (0.0 miles) ⓘSchwartz Canyon Deposits, Patterson Mining District, Lincoln County, Nevada, USA
2.4km (1.5 miles) ⓘEagle Rock mine (Devlin prospect; Prince group), Patterson Mining District, Lincoln County, Nevada, USA
3.1km (1.9 miles) ⓘPatterson Pass Prospect, Patterson Mining District, Lincoln County, Nevada, USA
3.2km (2.0 miles) ⓘSilver Lode, Patterson Mining District, Lincoln County, Nevada, USA
6.2km (3.8 miles) ⓘCave Valley mine, Cave Valley Mining District, Lincoln County, Nevada, USA
39.2km (24.4 miles) ⓘHulse mine, Atlanta Mining District, Lincoln County, Nevada, USA
39.5km (24.6 miles) ⓘAtlanta mine, Atlanta Mining District, Lincoln County, Nevada, USA
41.5km (25.8 miles) ⓘSwallow Canyon Adit, Shoshone Mining District, White Pine County, Nevada, USA
41.6km (25.9 miles) ⓘEaster mine, Atlanta Mining District, Lincoln County, Nevada, USA
43.7km (27.2 miles) ⓘPoljack Property, Lincoln Mining District, White Pine County, Nevada, USA
References
NBMG Bull 73 Geology and Mineral Resources of Lincoln County, Nevada
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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