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Pyrite from
Dakota Maid Prospect, Silver Cliff Mining District, Custer County, Colorado, USA


Locality type:Prospect
Classification
Species:Pyrite
Formula:FeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Dakota Maid Prospect, Silver Cliff Mining District, Custer County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:373365
Long-form Identifier:1:3:373365:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
0.3km (0.2 miles) ⓘWahl Iron Mine (Black Pit; Boss; Iron Contact; Dakota; South Contact; Schweigert Mine; Claims: Hudson Bay; Silver Iron), Silver Cliff Mining District, Custer County, Colorado, USA
0.9km (0.6 miles) ⓘMountain View Mine, Silver Cliff Mining District, Custer County, Colorado, USA
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘSongbird Mine, Silver Cliff Mining District, Custer County, Colorado, USA
1.2km (0.7 miles) ⓘHerman Passiflora Mine (Shafts: Vidler; Edman; Baker; Rey; Blunt; Denver Lease; Claims: Thames River; Ten To One; Songbird), Silver Cliff Mining District, Custer County, Colorado, USA
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘKeystone Mine (Annabel Lode; Fraction Claim), Silver Cliff Mining District, Custer County, Colorado, USA
1.5km (0.9 miles) ⓘImmortal Mine, Silver Cliff Mining District, Custer County, Colorado, USA
1.7km (1.1 miles) ⓘLady Franklin Mine, Silver Cliff Mining District, Custer County, Colorado, USA
1.7km (1.1 miles) ⓘP. D. Q. Shaft, Silver Cliff Mining District, Custer County, Colorado, USA
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘBull-Domingo Mine, Silver Cliff Mining District, Custer County, Colorado, USA
2.3km (1.4 miles) ⓘRound Mountain Prospect, Silver Cliff Mining District, Custer County, Colorado, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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