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Pyrite from
Colorado Group, Spring Mountain Mining District, Lemhi County, Idaho, USA


Classification
Species:Pyrite
Formula:FeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Colorado Group, Spring Mountain Mining District, Lemhi County, Idaho, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:446018
Long-form Identifier:1:3:446018:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
7.3km (4.5 miles) ⓘAllie Mine (Ruth Claim; Gilmore Claim; Dorothy Mine), Gilmore, Gilmore Mining District (Texas Mining District), Lemhi County, Idaho, USA
11.0km (6.8 miles) ⓘHilltop Mine, Gilmore Mining District (Texas Mining District), Lemhi Range Roadless Area Review & Evaluation Area (RARE II), Lemhi County, Idaho, USA
11.2km (6.9 miles) ⓘDemocrat Mine, Gilmore, Gilmore Mining District (Texas Mining District), Lemhi County, Idaho, USA
22.8km (14.2 miles) ⓘViola Mine (Marie; Viola Zinc Property; Nicholia Mine), Nicholia Mining District, Italian Peak Roadless Area Review & Evaluation Area (RARE II), Lemhi County, Idaho, USA
35.2km (21.8 miles) ⓘSunset Mine (Leadville Mine), Junction Mining District (Little Eightmile Mining District), Lemhi County, Idaho, USA
36.1km (22.4 miles) ⓘWorthing - Kauffman Mine (Kauffman - Weaver; Worthing and Weaver), Birch Creek Mining District, Clark County, Idaho, USA
37.9km (23.5 miles) ⓘIma Mine, Blue Wing Mining District, Lemhi County, Idaho, USA
39.2km (24.4 miles) ⓘWeimer Mine (Towlgreen Group; Paymaster; Valley View), Kaufman, Skull Canyon Mining District, Clark County, Idaho, USA
43.6km (27.1 miles) ⓘCopper Mountain Mine, Dome Mining District, Lemhi Range, Butte County, Idaho, USA
46.3km (28.8 miles) ⓘMaryland Mine, Junction Mining District (Little Eightmile Mining District), Lemhi County, Idaho, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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