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Pyrite from
Blue Nose Mine (Abe Lincoln Mine; War Horse Mine; Big Chief Mine; Big Jim Mine; Blue Nose Extension Mine; Home Again Virginia Hay claims), Harshaw, Harshaw Mining District, Patagonia Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA


06911640017362380145201.jpg
Pyrite, etc.

Blue Nose Mine, Harshaw, Harshaw Mining District, Patagonia Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
06911640017362380145201.jpg
Pyrite, etc.

Blue Nose Mine, Harshaw, Harshaw Mining District, Patagonia Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
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Pyrite, etc.

Blue Nose Mine, Harshaw, Harshaw Mining District, Patagonia Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Pyrite
Formula:FeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Galena1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Blue Nose Mine (Abe Lincoln Mine; War Horse Mine; Big Chief Mine; Big Jim Mine; Blue Nose Extension Mine; Home Again Virginia Hay claims), Harshaw, Harshaw Mining District, Patagonia Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:529906
Long-form Identifier:1:3:529906:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
1.2km (0.8 miles) ⓘAmerican Mine (Virginia Hay claims), American Peak, Harshaw Mining District, Patagonia Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
1.5km (1.0 miles) ⓘBender Mine (Fernando Mine; Mina Prieta group; Black Eagle Mine; San Fernando Mine; Colossa), American Peak, Harshaw Mining District, Patagonia Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘThunder Mine (Thunder group of claims), Standard and Thunder prospects (Thunder and Standard Mine group), Alum Gulch, Harshaw Mining District, Patagonia Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘStandard and Thunder prospects (Thunder and Standard Mine group), Alum Gulch, Harshaw Mining District, Patagonia Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘEndless Chain Mine (Cunningham tunnel), Harshaw Mining District, Patagonia Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
1.7km (1.1 miles) ⓘTrench Mine, Trench and Josephine Mine group (Josephine Mines; Trench group of claims; Lunch Cans prospect), Alum Gulch, Harshaw Mining District, Patagonia Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘSalvador Mine (Salvadore Mine; San Salvador Mine), Hermosa group, Hardshell Gulch, Harshaw, Harshaw Mining District, Patagonia Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘVolcano Mine, Sunnyside & Volcano Mines (Sunnyside Mine group; Volcano-Sunnyside Mine; Sunnyside Mine), Alum Gulch, Harshaw Mining District, Patagonia Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘStandard group of claims (Standard prospect), Standard and Thunder prospects (Thunder and Standard Mine group), Alum Gulch, Harshaw Mining District, Patagonia Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
2.0km (1.3 miles) ⓘAlta Mine, Hardshell Gulch, Harshaw, Harshaw Mining District, Patagonia Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
References
MRDS database Dep. ID file #10048353, MRDS ID #M899940.
 
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