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Pyrite from
Empire Copper Mine, Mackay Mining District (Alder Creek Mining District; White Knob Mining District), Custer County, Idaho, 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 Empire Copper Mine, Mackay Mining District (Alder Creek Mining District; White Knob Mining District), Custer County, Idaho, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:309080
Long-form Identifier:1:3:309080:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘBlue Bird Mine (Easlie Group Mine), Little Wood River Mining District, Custer County, Idaho, USA
4.0km (2.5 miles) ⓘHarryaune Prospect (Joan Prospect), Mackay Mining District (Alder Creek Mining District; White Knob Mining District), Custer County, Idaho, USA
4.3km (2.7 miles) ⓘPuzzler Mine, Mackay Mining District (Alder Creek Mining District; White Knob Mining District), Custer County, Idaho, USA
5.2km (3.3 miles) ⓘHorseshoe Mine, Mackay Mining District (Alder Creek Mining District; White Knob Mining District), Custer County, Idaho, USA
15.4km (9.5 miles) ⓘCopper Basin Mine (Reed and Davidson Property), Copper Basin Mining District, Custer County, Idaho, USA
31.2km (19.4 miles) ⓘJohn Larson Prospect (High Mountain Group), Little Wood River Mining District (Muldoon Mining District), Blaine County, Idaho, USA
33.0km (20.5 miles) ⓘElla Mine (Rattlesnake; Last Chance), Lava Creek Mining District, Butte County, Idaho, USA
33.1km (20.6 miles) ⓘButte - Antelope Mine (Lowboy; Footwall Group), Lava Creek Mining District, Butte County, Idaho, USA
33.5km (20.8 miles) ⓘMuldoon Mine, Little Wood River Mining District (Muldoon Mining District), Blaine County, Idaho, USA
33.6km (20.9 miles) ⓘReliance Mine, Lava Creek Mining District, Butte County, Idaho, USA
References
Koschmann, Albert Herbert, Bergendahl, M.H. (1968) Principal gold-producing districts of the United States. Professional Paper 610. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/pp610
 
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