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Pyrite from
Copper King Mine (Claims: Black Hawk No. 1; Black Hawk No. 2), Prairie Divide Mining District (St. Cloud Mining District), Larimer 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 Copper King Mine (Claims: Black Hawk No. 1; Black Hawk No. 2), Prairie Divide Mining District (St. Cloud Mining District), Larimer County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:378194
Long-form Identifier:1:3:378194:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
13.2km (8.2 miles) ⓘBatterson Lode Occurrence, Manhattan Mining District, Larimer County, Colorado, USA
15.7km (9.8 miles) ⓘProdigal Mine (Opal Extension; Unpatented Claims: Prodigal), Manhattan Mining District, Larimer County, Colorado, USA
15.8km (9.8 miles) ⓘGold Coin Mine (Companion Lode; Camp Bird; Juniper; Dolly Gere; Unpatented Claims: Gold Coin; Am Erican Eagle; Aspen; Gaskosaga), Manhattan Mining District, Larimer County, Colorado, USA
16.8km (10.4 miles) ⓘFree Gold Mine (Silver Dollar; Big Horn No. 1; Copper Butte; Gold Spark; Lancaster; MS 17457), Manhattan Mining District, Larimer County, Colorado, USA
17.1km (10.6 miles) ⓘMonte Cristo Claim (Monte Cristo; Patented Claims MS 12768; Emily), Manhattan Mining District, Larimer County, Colorado, USA
17.2km (10.7 miles) ⓘColorado Mine (Minnie O.; Good Luck), Manhattan Mining District, Larimer County, Colorado, USA
17.4km (10.8 miles) ⓘBerghof Lode occurrence (Unpatented claim Berghof), Manhattan Mining District, Larimer County, Colorado, USA
17.8km (11.1 miles) ⓘBear Cat Prospect, Manhattan Mining District, Larimer County, Colorado, USA
17.8km (11.1 miles) ⓘRockfield Mine (Valentine Lode; Unpatented Claims: Rodkfield; Pendergast Tunnel; Matchless Nos. 1 and 2), Manhattan Mining District, Larimer County, Colorado, USA
18.2km (11.3 miles) ⓘSodom Mine (Shiny Lo De; Spring Load; Unpatented Claims: Dixie Nos. 1; 2; 4; 6; Basic Load; Monzonite; Dixie Group; Standard), Manhattan Mining District, Larimer County, Colorado, USA
References
Page, Lincoln R., Stocking, Hobart E., Smith, Harriet B. (1956) Contributions to the geology of uranium and thorium by the United States Geological Survey and Atomic Energy Commission for the United Nations International Conference on Peaceful Uses of Atomic Energy, Geneva, Switzerland, 1955. Professional Paper 300. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/pp300
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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