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Pyrite from
Linka Mine, Spencer Hot Springs Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA


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Pyrite

Linka Mine, Spencer Hot Springs Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA
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Pyrite

Linka Mine, Spencer Hot Springs Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA
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Pyrite

Linka Mine, Spencer Hot Springs Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, 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 Linka Mine, Spencer Hot Springs Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:271660
Long-form Identifier:1:3:271660:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
0.0km (0.0 miles) ⓘSpenser Hot Springs Nos. 1-192, Spencer Hot Springs Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA
0.7km (0.4 miles) ⓘConquest mine, Spencer Hot Springs Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA
15.9km (9.9 miles) ⓘSmoky Valley mine (Smoky mine; Big Smoky mine), Birch Creek Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA
21.6km (13.4 miles) ⓘDry Creek Mine (Godber Mine; Last Chance claim; Blue Stone claim; Homesite claim), Simpson Park Mountains, Lander County, Nevada, USA
22.8km (14.2 miles) ⓘAustin Gold Ventures Gold Mine, Lander County, Nevada, USA
23.9km (14.9 miles) ⓘAntimony King mine (Pine mine), Big Creek Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA
24.1km (15.0 miles) ⓘDry Canyon mine (Antimony No. 4 mine), Big Creek Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA
24.4km (15.2 miles) ⓘUnnamed prospect (MRDS10098651), Reese River Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA
24.6km (15.3 miles) ⓘBray-Beulah mine (Genesee mine), Big Creek Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA
24.8km (15.4 miles) ⓘHard Luck-Pradier mine (Romano mine), Big Creek Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA
References
NBMG Bull 80 Geology and Mineral Deposits of Lander County, Nevada.
NBMG Open File Report 79-3.
Williams, S. A. (1988) Pottsite, a New Vanadate from Lander County, Nevada. Mineralogical Magazine, 52 (366) 389-390 doi:10.1180/minmag.1988.052.366.10
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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