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Pyrite from
Memphis Mine, Organ Mining District, Organ Mountains, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Pyrite
Formula:FeS2
Comments:Massive, coarsely-crystalline vein fillings and small brassy cubes occur. At the southern end of the Memphis mine area, nice groups of goethite ps. pyrite to 4 cm can be found.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Native Sulphur1
Rosasite1
Quartz1
Hemimorphite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Memphis Mine, Organ Mining District, Organ Mountains, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:31545
Long-form Identifier:1:3:31545:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
0.0km (0.0 miles) ⓘPoor Man's Friend prospect, Organ Mining District, Organ Mountains, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘTorpedo Mine, Organ Mining District, Organ Mountains, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
0.9km (0.6 miles) ⓘHomestake Mine, Organ Mining District, Organ Mountains, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
0.9km (0.6 miles) ⓘFranklin claims, Organ Mining District, Organ Mountains, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
2.1km (1.3 miles) ⓘHawkeye group (Old Priest veins), Organ Mining District, Organ Mountains, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
2.1km (1.3 miles) ⓘCrested Butte prospect, Organ Mining District, Organ Mountains, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
2.4km (1.5 miles) ⓘBig Three Mine, Organ Mining District, Organ Mountains, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
2.6km (1.6 miles) ⓘExcelsior Mine, Organ Mining District, Organ Mountains, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
3.1km (1.9 miles) ⓘStevenson-Bennett Mine, Organ Mining District, Organ Mountains, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
3.1km (1.9 miles) ⓘBen Nevis Mine, Organ Mining District, Organ Mountains, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
References
D.Court collection
Dunham, Kingsley C. (1935) The geology of the Organ Mountains with an account of the geology and mineral resources of Dona Ana County, New Mexico. Bulletin 11. New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources doi:10.58799/b-11
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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