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Gold-bearing Pyrite from
Buffalo Mine, Cabarrus County, North Carolina, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Pyrite var: Gold-bearing Pyrite
Formula:FeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Gold-bearing Pyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Buffalo Mine, Cabarrus County, North Carolina, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:400373
Long-form Identifier:1:3:400373:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Gold-bearing Pyrite
57.9km (36.0 miles) ⓘStar Mine (Reynolds Mine), Montgomery County, North Carolina, USA
58.9km (36.6 miles) ⓘConrad Hill Mine (Dodge Hill Mine), Cid Mining District, Davidson County, North Carolina, USA
65.8km (40.9 miles) ⓘHoover Hill Mine, Asheboro, Randolph County, North Carolina, USA
79.5km (49.4 miles) ⓘSpoon Mine (Pee Dee Mine), Randolph County, North Carolina, USA
91.0km (56.6 miles) ⓘGardner Hill Mine, Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina, USA
91.3km (56.8 miles) ⓘFentress Mine (North Carolina Mine; Stith Mine), Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina, USA
92.3km (57.4 miles) ⓘBelle Mine (Bell Mine), Robbins Mining District, Moore County, North Carolina, USA
93.3km (58.0 miles) ⓘBeard Mine, Guilford County Copper Mining District, Guilford County, North Carolina, USA
References
U.S Bureau of Mines,Spatial Data Extracted from the Minerals System/Mineral Industry Location System(MAS/MILS)CD-Rom,Sep,1995
 
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