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Pyrite from
American Flag Mine (Bearcat group; Madre del Oro Mine; Lovejoy property), Campo Bonito, Oracle Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, 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 American Flag Mine (Bearcat group; Madre del Oro Mine; Lovejoy property), Campo Bonito, Oracle Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:421609
Long-form Identifier:1:3:421609:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Pyrite in this Region
Bear Cat No. 6 claim, American Flag Mine (Bearcat group; Madre del Oro Mine; Lovejoy property), Campo Bonito, Oracle Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
2.3km (1.4 miles) ⓘMaudina Mine (Campo Bonito gp; Bonito Mines; Other claims; Maudina claims/property), Campo Bonito Mines, Campo Bonito, Oracle Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
2.3km (1.4 miles) ⓘSouthern Belle Mine (Southern Belle gp; Morning Star property/claims), Apache Peak area, Campo Bonito, Oracle Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
7.6km (4.7 miles) ⓘOracle Ridge Mine, Pima County, Arizona, USA
9.7km (6.0 miles) ⓘLittle Hill Mine, Oracle, Oracle Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
10.6km (6.6 miles) ⓘHartman-Homestake Mines, Mount Lemmon, Pima County, Arizona, USA
11.2km (6.9 miles) ⓘUnnamed Cu prospect Ml85, Pima County, Arizona, USA
11.2km (7.0 miles) ⓘDaily Mine (Daily group; Controll Mines), Stratton-Daily Camp, Mount Bigelow, Pima County, Arizona, USA
11.9km (7.4 miles) ⓘStratton Mine (Old Hat Mine), Stratton-Daily Camp, Mount Bigelow, Pima County, Arizona, USA
12.3km (7.6 miles) ⓘKalamazoo orebody, San Manuel Mine, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
15.4km (9.5 miles) ⓘMohawk Mine, Mammoth-Saint Anthony Mine, St. Anthony deposit, Tiger, Mammoth Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
References
MRDS database Dep. ID #10088609, MRDS ID #M050214.
 
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