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Pyrite from
Waterman Prospect (Red Jacket), Spanish Gulch Mining District, Wheeler County, Oregon, 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 Waterman Prospect (Red Jacket), Spanish Gulch Mining District, Wheeler County, Oregon, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:473899
Long-form Identifier:1:3:473899:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
0.6km (0.4 miles) ⓘSpanish Gulch Project/Andrews Mine (Andrus Mine), Spanish Gulch Mining District, Wheeler County, Oregon, USA
3.4km (2.1 miles) ⓘBirch Creek Mining Company Occurrence, Spanish Gulch Mining District, Wheeler County, Oregon, USA
45.5km (28.3 miles) ⓘAmity Mine (International Mercury; Homestake Mercury; Johnson Creek; New Amity; Paulsen and Saylor), Howard Mining District (Ochoco Mining District; Bolivar Mining District), Crook County, Oregon, USA
46.1km (28.6 miles) ⓘDevil's Food Occurrence (Ridge Claim; Westbrook; Endicott), Howard Mining District (Ochoco Mining District; Bolivar Mining District), Crook County, Oregon, USA
46.6km (29.0 miles) ⓘRoba - Westfall (Roba Quicksilver Mine; Deer Creek), Murderers Creek, Grant County, Oregon, USA
47.5km (29.5 miles) ⓘBear Claims (Mercury Queen), Marks Creek area, Wheeler County, Oregon, USA
48.3km (30.0 miles) ⓘIndependent Occurrence, Howard Mining District (Ochoco Mining District; Bolivar Mining District), Crook County, Oregon, USA
48.3km (30.0 miles) ⓘOchoco Mine (Ophir-Mayflower), Howard Mining District (Ochoco Mining District; Bolivar Mining District), Crook County, Oregon, USA
48.7km (30.3 miles) ⓘMother Lode (American Almaden; Consolidated Quicksilver; Canyon Creek), Howard Mining District (Ochoco Mining District; Bolivar Mining District), Crook County, Oregon, USA
49.2km (30.6 miles) ⓘGray Prairie Occurrence, Howard Mining District (Ochoco Mining District; Bolivar Mining District), Crook County, Oregon, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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