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Pyrite from
Geis Mine (Red Metal Claim group; Gies Mine; Elk Peak project; Bertha claim group), Cone Butte Sub-District, Warm Springs District (Gilt Edge District; Gold Hill District; Maiden District), Fergus County, Montana, 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 Geis Mine (Red Metal Claim group; Gies Mine; Elk Peak project; Bertha claim group), Cone Butte Sub-District, Warm Springs District (Gilt Edge District; Gold Hill District; Maiden District), Fergus County, Montana, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:391241
Long-form Identifier:1:3:391241:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
6.9km (4.3 miles) ⓘGolden Jack Prospect (Jack Lee Mine; Golden Jack Mining Company Property), Warm Springs District (Gilt Edge District; Gold Hill District; Maiden District), Fergus County, Montana, USA
8.7km (5.4 miles) ⓘBlack Bull Mine (Globe Mine), Warm Springs District (Gilt Edge District; Gold Hill District; Maiden District), Fergus County, Montana, USA
23.5km (14.6 miles) ⓘGold Queen group, North Moccasin Mining District (Kendall Mining District), Fergus County, Montana, USA
27.6km (17.2 miles) ⓘWhiteware Clay occurrence (Lewistown Kaolinite), South Moccasin Mountains, Fergus County, Montana, USA
32.0km (19.9 miles) ⓘNorth Moccasin, North Moccasin Mining District (Kendall Mining District), Fergus County, Montana, USA
86.9km (54.0 miles) ⓘGold Bug Mine, Little Rockies Mining District, Phillips County, Montana, USA
91.1km (56.6 miles) ⓘRuby Gulch Group (Ruby; Mint), Little Rockies Mining District, Phillips County, Montana, USA
92.6km (57.6 miles) ⓘShonkin Sag laccolith, Highwood Mountains, Chouteau County, Montana, USA
94.9km (59.0 miles) ⓘYogo Gulch, Yogo District, Little Belt Mountains, Judith Basin County, Montana, USA
References
Econ Geol (1994) 89:602-627
Bindi, L.; Spry, P. G.; Pratesi, G. (2006) Lenaite from the Gies gold–silver telluride deposit, Judith Mountains, Montana, U.S.A.: occurrence, composition, and crystal structure. The Canadian Mineralogist, 44 (1). 207-212 doi:10.2113/gscanmin.44.1.207
 
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