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Pyrite from
Tungsten Queen Mine and plant, Tungsten, Hamme Tungsten Mining District, Vance County, North Carolina, 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 Tungsten Queen Mine and plant, Tungsten, Hamme Tungsten Mining District, Vance County, North Carolina, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:27504
Long-form Identifier:1:3:27504:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
3.7km (2.3 miles) ⓘBurwell Prospect, Hamme Tungsten, Mecklenburg County, Virginia, USA
4.7km (2.9 miles) ⓘKimball Prospect, Hamme Tungsten, Mecklenburg County, Virginia, USA
4.9km (3.1 miles) ⓘTippet prospect, Vance County, North Carolina, USA
5.3km (3.3 miles) ⓘTaylor Prospect, Hamme Tungsten, Mecklenburg County, Virginia, USA
13.9km (8.6 miles) ⓘCrooked Run Quarry, Vance County, North Carolina, USA
26.4km (16.4 miles) ⓘRed Bank Mine (Goldbank Mine), Virgilina Mining District, Halifax County, Virginia, USA
27.3km (17.0 miles) ⓘBlue Wing Mine (Royster Mine; Spring shaft), Virgilina District, Granville County, North Carolina, USA
27.5km (17.1 miles) ⓘCornfield Property (Cornfield Prospects), Granville County, North Carolina, USA
32.1km (20.0 miles) ⓘGillis Mine, Virgilina Mining District, Person County, North Carolina, USA
33.6km (20.9 miles) ⓘDurgy Mine (Yancey Mine; Person Consolidated Mine), Person County, North Carolina, USA
References
Parker, John M. "Geologic setting of the Hamme Tungsten District North Carolina and Virginia". NCGS bulletin 1122-G, Raleigh, 1963
Econ Geol (1980) 75:515-522
 
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