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Pyrrhotite from
Cochetopa Mining District (Cochetopa Creek Mining District), Saguache County, Colorado, USA


Locality type:Mining District
Classification
Species:Pyrrhotite
Formula:Fe1-xS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrrhotite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Cochetopa Mining District (Cochetopa Creek Mining District), Saguache County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:379801
Long-form Identifier:1:3:379801:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrrhotite
6.9km (4.3 miles) ⓘDenver City Mine (MS 11792; Patented Claim: Denver City), Green Mountain Mining District (Iris Mining District), Saguache County, Colorado, USA
7.1km (4.4 miles) ⓘGreen Mountain Mining District (Gold Basin Mining District; Iris Mining District), Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
20.6km (12.8 miles) ⓘVulcan Mine, Vulcan Mining District (Cebolla Mining District; Domingo Mining District), Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
21.2km (13.2 miles) ⓘGood Hope Mine (Mammoth Good Hope Mine; Mammoth-Good Hope Mine; Mammoth Chimney Mine), Vulcan, Vulcan Mining District (Cebolla Mining District; Domingo Mining District), Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
42.2km (26.2 miles) ⓘBon Ton Mine, Monarch Mining District, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
43.7km (27.2 miles) ⓘBoss Lake, Monarch Mining District, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
46.5km (28.9 miles) ⓘGarfield Mine, Taylor Gulch, Garfield, Monarch Mining District, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
59.6km (37.0 miles) ⓘMt. Emmons/Crested Butte (Chautauqua; Daisey; Daisey Mine; Mt. Emmons; Crested Butte), Elk Mountain Mining District (Snowmass Mountain Mining District), Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
63.3km (39.3 miles) ⓘItalian Mountain, Taylor Park, Dorchester Mining District, Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
68.9km (42.8 miles) ⓘSedalia Mine (Sedalia Copper Mine), Sedalia Mining District, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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