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Pyrite from
Red Cloud Mine, Goodsprings Mining District, Spring Mountains, Clark 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 Red Cloud Mine, Goodsprings Mining District, Spring Mountains, Clark County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:274807
Long-form Identifier:1:3:274807:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
2.1km (1.3 miles) ⓘYellow Pine Mine (Yellow Pine Lead Zinc Mine; Hilo; Radio; Como; Hermes), Goodsprings, Goodsprings Mining District, Spring Mountains, Clark County, Nevada, USA
2.6km (1.6 miles) ⓘLavina Mine, Goodsprings, Goodsprings Mining District, Spring Mountains, Clark County, Nevada, USA
4.9km (3.0 miles) ⓘKeystone Mine, Goodsprings Mining District, Spring Mountains, Clark County, Nevada, USA
9.4km (5.8 miles) ⓘBoss Mine, Goodsprings Mining District, Spring Mountains, Clark County, Nevada, USA
10.8km (6.7 miles) ⓘSample Site 1145, Goodsprings Mining District, Spring Mountains, Clark County, Nevada, USA
33.8km (21.0 miles) ⓘColosseum Mine (Colosseum Gorge prospect; Ivanpah Consolidated Mine; Glitter Gorge; Cal group), Clark Mountain, Clark Mountain District (Clark District), Clark Mts (Clark Mountain Range), San Bernardino County, California, USA
38.2km (23.7 miles) ⓘMammoth Mine, Clark Mountain, Clark Mountain District (Clark District), Clark Mts (Clark Mountain Range), San Bernardino County, California, USA
40.0km (24.8 miles) ⓘLucy Grey mine (Lucy Gray mine), Sunset Mining District, Clark County, Nevada, USA
41.7km (25.9 miles) ⓘBeck Mine [1] (Beck deposits; Kingston Iron deposit; Iron Gossam; Beck Mine; Gossan No. 1; 2 & 5 claims), Kingston Peak, Kingston Range District, Kingston Range, San Bernardino County, California, USA
43.2km (26.8 miles) ⓘGlory Mine (Foster Mine), Shadow Mountain, Shadow Mts [1], San Bernardino County, California, USA
References
Longwell, C. R., Pampeyan, E. H., Bowyer, Ben, Roberts, R. J. (1965) Geology and Mineral Deposits of Clark County, Nevada. Bulletin 62, Nevada Bureau of Mines.
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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