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Pyrite from
Rock of Ages Mine (Patented Claims: Rock of Ages; MS 19205a; Rock of Ages No. 2; MS 19205a; Rock of Ages Mill Site; MS 19205b; Peak View; MS 19205a), Mount Wilson Mining District, Dolores County, Colorado, 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 Rock of Ages Mine (Patented Claims: Rock of Ages; MS 19205a; Rock of Ages No. 2; MS 19205a; Rock of Ages Mill Site; MS 19205b; Peak View; MS 19205a), Mount Wilson Mining District, Dolores County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:374010
Long-form Identifier:1:3:374010:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
0.4km (0.3 miles) ⓘSilver Pick Mine (Synopsis Mine; Tam O'Shanter; MS 9085; Gold Pick; MS 7275a; Archean; MS 1671; Gold Pick Mill Site; MS 7275b; Southport; MS 9086), Mount Wilson Mining District, San Miguel County, Colorado, USA
0.7km (0.4 miles) ⓘZero Mine (Patented Claims: Zero; MS 14800; Edna; MS 14800), Mount Wilson Mining District, Dolores County, Colorado, USA
1.2km (0.7 miles) ⓘSpecial Session Mine (Polar No. 1; MS 12908; Polar No. 2; MS 12908; Oasis; MS 12908; Slide Rock; MS 12908), Mount Wilson Mining District, San Miguel County, Colorado, USA
1.4km (0.9 miles) ⓘSlide Rock - Silver Dollar Group, Mount Wilson Mining District, San Miguel County, Colorado, USA
2.2km (1.4 miles) ⓘWheel of Fortune Mine (Silent Friend; MS 14799), Mount Wilson Mining District, Dolores County, Colorado, USA
3.1km (1.9 miles) ⓘMagpie Mine (Patented Claims: Magpie; MS 8608; Sunlight; MS 8608; Almeda; MS 8608), Mount Wilson Mining District, San Miguel County, Colorado, USA
3.9km (2.4 miles) ⓘMorning Star Mine, Mount Wilson Mining District, San Miguel County, Colorado, USA
5.3km (3.3 miles) ⓘSilver Eagle Lode, Mount Wilson Mining District, San Miguel County, Colorado, USA
11.4km (7.1 miles) ⓘPike County Mine, Ophir Mining District (Iron Springs Mining District), San Miguel County, Colorado, USA
13.3km (8.2 miles) ⓘTwentieth Century Claim, Ophir, Ophir Mining District (Iron Springs Mining District), San Miguel County, Colorado, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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