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Pyrite from
Snowshoe Mine (Howard), Libby Mining District (Snowshoe Mining District), Lincoln County, Montana, 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 Snowshoe Mine (Howard), Libby Mining District (Snowshoe Mining District), Lincoln County, Montana, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:500799
Long-form Identifier:1:3:500799:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
1.5km (0.9 miles) ⓘCopper Reward prospect, Libby Mining District (Snowshoe Mining District), Lincoln County, Montana, USA
15.1km (9.4 miles) ⓘMontanore deposit (Noxon Project; Rock Lake Deposit), Silver Butte Mining District (Vermillion Mining District; Cabinet Mining District), Sanders County, Montana, USA
17.3km (10.7 miles) ⓘRock Creek Project (Rock Creek Mine; Chicago Peak; Chicago Peak Prospect), Noxon District, Sanders County, Montana, USA
19.0km (11.8 miles) ⓘSpar Lake Deposit (Troy Prospect), Troy Mining District, Lincoln County, Montana, USA
20.0km (12.4 miles) ⓘTroy Mine, Troy Mining District, Lincoln County, Montana, USA
26.4km (16.4 miles) ⓘBimetallic Prospect (Bimetallic Mine), Troy Mining District, Lincoln County, Montana, USA
28.5km (17.7 miles) ⓘMiller Prospect, Pilgrim Creek District, Sanders County, Montana, USA
30.6km (19.0 miles) ⓘSunrise Mine, Lincoln County, Montana, USA
30.9km (19.2 miles) ⓘViking Mine (Viking Property; Gold Hill Group), Lincoln County, Montana, USA
31.9km (19.8 miles) ⓘKing Mine (Silver Butte; Kentucky-Vermilion), Cabinet Mining District, Lincoln County, Montana, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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