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Pyrite from
Blue Bluff Prospect, Valley County, Idaho, USA


Locality type:Prospect
Classification
Species:Pyrite
Formula:FeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Blue Bluff Prospect, Valley County, Idaho, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:445206
Long-form Identifier:1:3:445206:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘIndependence Mine, Big Creek Mining District, Valley County, Idaho, USA
1.5km (1.0 miles) ⓘRed Bluff Mine, Smith Creek, Valley County, Idaho, USA
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘSnowbird Mine (McRay Mine; McCrae; Red Bluffs), Valley County, Idaho, USA
2.1km (1.3 miles) ⓘRocket Prospect (White Bluff), Valley County, Idaho, USA
2.8km (1.8 miles) ⓘGolden Cup Mine (Golden Coin Mine), Smith Creek, Valley County, Idaho, USA
2.9km (1.8 miles) ⓘAntimony Rainbow Group Mine (Dokka; Yellow Jacket; Northern Crown; Empress; Logan; Dixie; Goldman & McRae; New Year; Gold King; Golden West; Palo Alto), Big Creek Mining District, Valley County, Idaho, USA
4.0km (2.5 miles) ⓘLogan Copper Hill Prospect (Faulkenburg; Red Garnet; Copper Hill Prospect; Lady Garnet), Big Creek Mining District, Valley County, Idaho, USA
4.4km (2.7 miles) ⓘBlue Stone Prospect (Werdenhoff Group), Valley County, Idaho, USA
4.5km (2.8 miles) ⓘBlack Swan Prospect (Werdenhoff Mine), Valley County, Idaho, USA
4.6km (2.8 miles) ⓘLudwig Mine, Big Creek Mining District, Valley County, Idaho, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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