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Marcasite from
Buckhorn Mine, Buckhorn Mining District, Eureka County, Nevada, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Marcasite
Formula:FeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Marcasite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Buckhorn Mine, Buckhorn Mining District, Eureka County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:571945
Long-form Identifier:1:3:571945:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Marcasite
10.7km (6.6 miles) ⓘCortez gold mine, Cortez Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA
22.6km (14.0 miles) ⓘGold Pan zone, Robertson - Triplet Project, Bullion Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA
22.9km (14.2 miles) ⓘGold Acres mine, Bullion Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA
23.1km (14.3 miles) ⓘ39A zone, Robertson - Triplet Project, Bullion Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA
23.5km (14.6 miles) ⓘDistal zone, Robertson - Triplet Project, Bullion Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA
27.7km (17.2 miles) ⓘSilver Prize prospect, Bullion Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA
37.1km (23.1 miles) ⓘHilltop mine (Independence mine), Hilltop Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA
37.1km (23.1 miles) ⓘHilltop-Slaven Gold Property, Hilltop Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA
38.9km (24.1 miles) ⓘKattenhorn mine, Hilltop Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA
46.3km (28.8 miles) ⓘPony Creek prospect, Larrabee Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
References
Sillitoe, Richard H. (1985) Ore-related breccias in volcanoplutonic arcs. Economic Geology, 80 (6). 1467-1514 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.80.6.1467
 
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