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Pyrite from
Elk Knob Mine, Watauga County, North Carolina, 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 Elk Knob Mine, Watauga County, North Carolina, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:342105
Long-form Identifier:1:3:342105:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
8.6km (5.3 miles) ⓘUnnamed Sulfide Occurrence (MRDS - 10026413), Johnson County, Tennessee, USA
23.2km (14.4 miles) ⓘAshe Mining Company Magnetite Mine (Waughbank Property; Marble Magnetite; Ballou's Horse Creek Ore Bank), Ashe County, North Carolina, USA
24.6km (15.3 miles) ⓘDugger Prospect, Butler Mining District, Johnson County, Tennessee, USA
27.8km (17.3 miles) ⓘFlint Knob Mine, Flint Knob, Elk Township, Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
30.3km (18.8 miles) ⓘGrandfather Mountain, Linville, Avery County, North Carolina, USA
30.8km (19.1 miles) ⓘBallou Mines (Ballou Home Place Magnetite prospect; Robinson opening and Pine Tree tunnel; Ballou Home Place prospect), Crumpler, Ashe County, North Carolina, USA
30.8km (19.2 miles) ⓘMays Ridge Hematitic Magnetite Prospect, Walnut Mountain Mining District, Carter County, Tennessee, USA
31.2km (19.4 miles) ⓘBallou Home Place Magnetite Prospect (Robinson Opening and Pine Tree Tunnel), Ballou Magnetite Belt, Ashe County, North Carolina, USA
31.3km (19.5 miles) ⓘRabbit Station Hematitic Magnetite Prospect, Walnut Mountain Mining District, Carter County, Tennessee, USA
31.5km (19.6 miles) ⓘBlack Bear Hematitic Magnetite Prospect, Walnut Mountain Mining District, Carter County, Tennessee, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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