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Pyrite from
Redfish Lake Creek Occurrence, Redfish Lake Creek Area, Custer County, Idaho, USA


Locality type:Occurrence
Classification
Species:Pyrite
Formula:FeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Redfish Lake Creek Occurrence, Redfish Lake Creek Area, Custer County, Idaho, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:450554
Long-form Identifier:1:3:450554:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
2.6km (1.6 miles) ⓘHell Roaring Creek Occurrence, Unorganized District, Hell Roaring Creek Area, Custer County, Idaho, USA
9.8km (6.1 miles) ⓘAlphabet Group Prospect, Sawtooth Mining District, Elmore County, Idaho, USA
14.7km (9.2 miles) ⓘPayette placer, Unorganized District, Redfish Lake area, Boise County, Idaho, USA
15.6km (9.7 miles) ⓘCrooked Tree group prospect, Crooked Tree group (Lucky 25 group), Rock Creek area, Elmore County, Idaho, USA
16.9km (10.5 miles) ⓘTrail Creek prospect (Omaha Gulch Observation Peak), Stanley Basin Mining District, Boise County, Idaho, USA
17.2km (10.7 miles) ⓘStar Mountain Prospect, Alturas Lake Creek Area, Blaine County, Idaho, USA
17.5km (10.9 miles) ⓘLucky group prospect, Rock Creek area, Elmore County, Idaho, USA
19.5km (12.1 miles) ⓘSection 8 Prospect, Sawtooth Mining District, Blaine County, Idaho, USA
20.1km (12.5 miles) ⓘFault Zone Deposit, Sawtooth Mining District, Blaine County, Idaho, USA
20.6km (12.8 miles) ⓘBallentyne Creek prospect, Tyee Mountain area, Boise County, Idaho, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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