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Pyrite from
Golden Chariot group (Golden Chariot claims; Chariot claims), Jamestown Mining District, Nye County, Nevada, USA


Classification
Species:Pyrite
Formula:FeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Golden Chariot group (Golden Chariot claims; Chariot claims), Jamestown Mining District, Nye County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:289728
Long-form Identifier:1:3:289728:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
9.1km (5.6 miles) ⓘAntelope View Mine (Antelope View group), Antelope Springs Mining District, Cactus Range, Nye County, Nevada, USA
9.5km (5.9 miles) ⓘUnnamed shaft (2), Gold Crater Mining District, Nye County, Nevada, USA
10.2km (6.4 miles) ⓘTrappmans Camp, Trappmans Mining District, Nye County, Nevada, USA
19.5km (12.1 miles) ⓘCactus Nevada Silver Mine, Cactus Springs Mining District, Cactus Range, Nye County, Nevada, USA
19.6km (12.2 miles) ⓘFairday Mine, Cactus Springs Mining District, Cactus Range, Nye County, Nevada, USA
23.1km (14.3 miles) ⓘSterlog claims, Stonewall Mining District, Nye County, Nevada, USA
27.2km (16.9 miles) ⓘLandmark Mine, Landmark-Life Preserver group, Tolicha Peak, Tolicha Mining District, Nye County, Nevada, USA
27.6km (17.1 miles) ⓘLife Preserver Mine, Landmark-Life Preserver group, Tolicha Peak, Tolicha Mining District, Nye County, Nevada, USA
31.9km (19.8 miles) ⓘClarkdale Mine (Clarkdale Camp; Clarksdale Camp), Clarkdale Mining District, Nye County, Nevada, USA
32.9km (20.4 miles) ⓘYellow Gold Mine, Clarkdale Mining District, Nye County, Nevada, USA
References
Castor, Stephen B.; Ferdock, Gregory C. (2004) Minerals of Nevada. Special Publication 31. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology 512pp.
 
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