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Marcasite from
Virgin No. 3 Mine, Paradox Valley, Montrose County, Colorado, 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 Virgin No. 3 Mine, Paradox Valley, Montrose County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:307524
Long-form Identifier:1:3:307524:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Marcasite
8.5km (5.3 miles) ⓘMineral Joe No. 1 Mine, Paradox Valley, Montrose County, Colorado, USA
9.3km (5.8 miles) ⓘJ J Mine, Paradox Valley, Montrose County, Colorado, USA
10.3km (6.4 miles) ⓘPeanut Mine, Bull Canyon, Montrose County, Colorado, USA
12.8km (8.0 miles) ⓘGolden Cycle Mine (Bowen), Montrose County, Colorado, USA
39.1km (24.3 miles) ⓘLisbon Valley Copper Mine, Lisbon Valley Mining District, San Juan County, Utah, USA
48.5km (30.1 miles) ⓘRadon Mine, Lisbon Valley Mining District, San Juan County, Utah, USA
91.1km (56.6 miles) ⓘParco No. 23 Mine, Parco Mines, Yellow Cat Mesa, Thompsons Mining District, Grand County, Utah, USA
91.6km (56.9 miles) ⓘEldorado Mine, Yankee Boy Basin, Sneffels Mining District, Ouray County, Colorado, USA
References
Simon, Grigore, Kesler, Stephen E., Essene, Eric J. (1997) Phase relations among selenides, tellurides, and oxides; II, Applications to selenide-bearing ore deposits. Economic Geology, 92 (4) 468-484 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.92.4.468
 
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