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Pyrite from
Sandy No. 3 Mine, Elk Ridge Mining District, San Juan County, Utah, 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 Sandy No. 3 Mine, Elk Ridge Mining District, San Juan County, Utah, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:307825
Long-form Identifier:1:3:307825:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
4.9km (3.0 miles) ⓘHideout Mine (Hideout No. 1 Mine), Deer Flat Mining District, San Juan County, Utah, USA
8.7km (5.4 miles) ⓘW.N. Mine, Deer Flat Mining District, San Juan County, Utah, USA
9.7km (6.0 miles) ⓘLone Butte No. 4, Lone Butte, White Canyon Mining District, San Juan County, Utah, USA
13.3km (8.2 miles) ⓘBell No. 1 Mine, Fry Canyon Mining District, San Juan County, Utah, USA
13.9km (8.6 miles) ⓘWhite Canyon No. 1 Mine, Fry Mesa, White Canyon Mining District, San Juan County, Utah, USA
14.3km (8.9 miles) ⓘFound Mesa, White Canyon Mining District, San Juan County, Utah, USA
14.6km (9.1 miles) ⓘSaddle Prospect, Fry Mesa, White Canyon Mining District, San Juan County, Utah, USA
14.9km (9.2 miles) ⓘYellow John Mine, Fry Canyon Mining District, San Juan County, Utah, USA
17.3km (10.8 miles) ⓘFry No. 4 Mine, Fry Canyon Mining District, San Juan County, Utah, USA
17.5km (10.9 miles) ⓘEars Mine, Fry Canyon Mining District, San Juan County, Utah, USA
References
USGS Bull 1132
Finnell, T. L., Franks, P. C., & Hubbard, H. A. (1963). Geology, ore deposits, and exploratory drilling in the Deer Flat area, White Canyon district, San Juan County, Utah USGS Bulletin 1132
 
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