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Pyrite from
Fad shaft, Ruby Hill, Eureka Mining District, Eureka County, Nevada, USA


Locality type:Shaft
Classification
Species:Pyrite
Formula:FeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Fad shaft, Ruby Hill, Eureka Mining District, Eureka County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:278856
Long-form Identifier:1:3:278856:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘEureka Consolidated property, Ruby Hill, Eureka Mining District, Eureka County, Nevada, USA
0.9km (0.5 miles) ⓘPhoenix property, Ruby Hill, Eureka Mining District, Eureka County, Nevada, USA
0.9km (0.6 miles) ⓘK K Consolidated property, Ruby Hill, Eureka Mining District, Eureka County, Nevada, USA
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘRogers tunnel, Ruby Hill, Eureka Mining District, Eureka County, Nevada, USA
2.3km (1.4 miles) ⓘRichmond-Eureka mine (Ruby Hill mine), Ruby Hill, Eureka Mining District, Eureka County, Nevada, USA
3.2km (2.0 miles) ⓘWabash tunnel, Prospect Ridge, Eureka Mining District, Eureka County, Nevada, USA
4.4km (2.7 miles) ⓘDiamond mine, Diamond Mining District, Eureka County, Nevada, USA
4.4km (2.7 miles) ⓘDiamond mine, Prospect Ridge, Eureka Mining District, Eureka County, Nevada, USA
4.7km (2.9 miles) ⓘStibnite prospect, Eureka Mining District, Eureka County, Nevada, USA
5.8km (3.6 miles) ⓘDugout prospect, Eureka Mining District, Eureka County, Nevada, USA
References
Peter G. Vikre (1998) Intrusion-related, polymetallic carbonate replacement deposits in the Eureka district, Eureka County, Nevada. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology Bulletin 110
Castor, Stephen B.; Ferdock, Gregory C. (2004) Minerals of Nevada. Special Publication 31. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology 512pp.
 
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