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Pyrite from
Poorman Mine (2), Caribou Mining District, Boulder County, Colorado, 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 Poorman Mine (2), Caribou Mining District, Boulder County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:489188
Long-form Identifier:1:3:489188:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
0.3km (0.2 miles) ⓘCaribou Mine (Caribou shaft), Caribou Mine group, Grand Island, Caribou Mining District, Boulder County, Colorado, USA
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘBoulder County Mine, Caribou Mining District, Boulder County, Colorado, USA
3.2km (2.0 miles) ⓘEnterprise Vein Occurrence, Eldora, Caribou Mining District, Boulder County, Colorado, USA
3.6km (2.2 miles) ⓘSwathmore tunnel, Eldora, Caribou Mining District, Boulder County, Colorado, USA
4.5km (2.8 miles) ⓘBig Horn Shaft (Caribou), Sugarloaf Mining District, Boulder County, Colorado, USA
5.5km (3.4 miles) ⓘConger Mine, Boulder County Tungsten Mining District, Boulder County, Colorado, USA
6.6km (4.1 miles) ⓘSt. Louis Mine, Grand Island Area, Caribou Mining District, Boulder County, Colorado, USA
7.3km (4.6 miles) ⓘClyde Mine (Lily Mine; Gale Mine; Hoosier; Western Star), Boulder County, Colorado, USA
8.1km (5.0 miles) ⓘSnowy Range Mine, Lake Albion, Boulder County, Colorado, USA
8.7km (5.4 miles) ⓘCold Spring Mine, Boulder County Tungsten Mining District, Boulder County, Colorado, USA
References
Eckel, Edwin Butt; Cobban, Robert R.; Mosburg, Shirley K.; Foord, Eugene E. (1997) Minerals of Colorado. Fulcrum Publishing.
 
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