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Marcasite from
Ken Snyder Mine (Midas Mine), Gold Circle Mining District (Midas Mining District), Elko County, Nevada, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Marcasite
Formula:FeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Marcasite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Ken Snyder Mine (Midas Mine), Gold Circle Mining District (Midas Mining District), Elko County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:307407
Long-form Identifier:1:3:307407:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Marcasite
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘRex Mine, Gold Circle Mining District (Midas Mining District), Elko County, Nevada, USA
1.4km (0.8 miles) ⓘMidas Mine (Reco Mine; Big Chief group; King Midas claim; Dixie claim), Gold Circle Mining District (Midas Mining District), Elko County, Nevada, USA
25.0km (15.5 miles) ⓘHollister deposit (Ivanhoe/USX; Butte; Velvet; Clementine), Ivanhoe Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
26.8km (16.6 miles) ⓘRock Creek antimony prospect (Portland group?; Mountain View; Rock Creek prospects), Rock Creek Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
30.0km (18.6 miles) ⓘChimney Creek Mine (Chimney Prospect), Potosi Mining District, Osgood Mountains, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
30.7km (19.1 miles) ⓘTwin Creeks Mine, Potosi Mining District, Osgood Mountains, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
37.3km (23.1 miles) ⓘTurquoise Ridge Underground Mine (Getchell Underground; Hansen Creek pit), Getchell Mine, Adam Peak, Potosi Mining District, Osgood Mountains, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
37.3km (23.2 miles) ⓘRossi Mine (Sage Hen group), Bootstrap Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
37.6km (23.4 miles) ⓘRed Cow prospect, Rock Creek Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
38.0km (23.6 miles) ⓘSummer Camp pit, Getchell Mine, Adam Peak, Potosi Mining District, Osgood Mountains, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
References
Econ Geol (2004) 99:1665-1686
Leavitt, E. D., Spell, T. L., Goldstrand, P. M., Arehart, G. B. (2004) Geochronology of the Midas Low-Sulfidation Epithermal Gold-Silver Deposit, Elko County, Nevada. Economic Geology, 99 (8) 1665-1686 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.99.8.1665
LEAVITT, Ellen D., (2005) PARAGENESIS AND DISTRIBUTION OF TRACE ELEMENTS, REES, AND STABLE ISOTOPES OF EPITHERMAL AU-AG VEINS, KEN SNYDER MINE, MIDAS, NEVADA GSA 2005 Salt Lake City Annual Meeting (October 16–19, 2005)
 
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