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Pyrite from
White Caps Mine, Manhattan, Manhattan Mining District, Toquima Range, Nye County, Nevada, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Pyrite
Formula:FeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Stibnite1
Quartz1
Calcite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view White Caps Mine, Manhattan, Manhattan Mining District, Toquima Range, Nye County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:37657
Long-form Identifier:1:3:37657:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
0.7km (0.4 miles) ⓘManhattan Consolidated Mine, Manhattan, Manhattan Mining District, Toquima Range, Nye County, Nevada, USA
0.7km (0.4 miles) ⓘManhattan Gold Mine, Manhattan, Manhattan Mining District, Toquima Range, Nye County, Nevada, USA
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘEarle Mine (Union No. 2), Litigation Hill, Manhattan, Manhattan Mining District, Toquima Range, Nye County, Nevada, USA
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘAmalgamated Mine, Manhattan Mining District, Toquima Range, Nye County, Nevada, USA
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘUnion Amalgamated Mine (Amalgamated Mine; Union No. 2 Mine; Earle Mine; Earl Mine), Litigation Hill, Manhattan, Manhattan Mining District, Toquima Range, Nye County, Nevada, USA
1.2km (0.7 miles) ⓘLitigation Hill, Manhattan, Manhattan Mining District, Toquima Range, Nye County, Nevada, USA
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘApril Fool Mine, April Fool Hill, Manhattan, Manhattan Mining District, Toquima Range, Nye County, Nevada, USA
2.4km (1.5 miles) ⓘMayflower Mine, Manhattan Mining District, Toquima Range, Nye County, Nevada, USA
2.5km (1.6 miles) ⓘGold Hill, Manhattan, Manhattan Mining District, Toquima Range, Nye County, Nevada, USA
2.5km (1.6 miles) ⓘBig Pine Mine, Gold Hill, Manhattan, Manhattan Mining District, Toquima Range, Nye County, Nevada, USA
References
Ferguson, Henry G. (1924) Geology and ore deposits of the Manhattan district, Nevada. Bulletin 723. US Geological Survey 163pp. doi:10.3133/b723
Gibbs, Ronald B. (1985) The White Caps Mine, Manhattan [Nevada]. The Mineralogical Record, 16 (1) 81-88
Tingley, J.V., Quade, J. (1986) A mineral inventory of the Tonopah Resource Area, Battle Mountain District, Nevada. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology OFR 86-14.
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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