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Pyrite from
Clearwater Mountain claims; 'Joy Creek' block Prospect, Valdez Creek Mining District, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, 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 Clearwater Mountain claims; 'Joy Creek' block Prospect, Valdez Creek Mining District, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:578657
Long-form Identifier:1:3:578657:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘClearwater Mountain claims Prospects (Copper Knob block; Honey claims; Pat claims), Valdez Creek Mining District, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, USA
0.9km (0.5 miles) ⓘUnnamed Prospects (ARDF - MH052; western 'Joy Creek' area), Valdez Creek Mining District, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, USA
1.4km (0.8 miles) ⓘUnnamed Occurrence (ARDF - MH051; west side of West Fork of the Maclaren River), Valdez Creek Mining District, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, USA
1.4km (0.9 miles) ⓘMensim; Little Green; Green Tree Prospect, Valdez Creek Mining District, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, USA
4.0km (2.5 miles) ⓘMex Prospect, Valdez Creek Mining District, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, USA
5.0km (3.1 miles) ⓘUnnamed Occurrence (ARDF - MH037; on peak 5480 southeast of Clearwater Creek), Valdez Creek Mining District, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, USA
6.0km (3.7 miles) ⓘUnnamed Occurrence (ARDF - MH033; northwest of Clearwater Creek), Valdez Creek Mining District, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, USA
6.7km (4.2 miles) ⓘUnnamed Occurrence (ARDF - MH034; northwest of Clearwater Creek near peak 6630), Valdez Creek Mining District, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, USA
7.2km (4.5 miles) ⓘUnnamed Occurrence (ARDF - MH036; east of Clearwater Creek), Valdez Creek Mining District, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, USA
7.4km (4.6 miles) ⓘUnnamed Occurrence (ARDF - MH042; north of Coal Creek), Valdez Creek Mining District, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, USA
References
(2008) Alaska Resource Data File (ARDF) Open-File Report 2008-1225. US Geological Survey
 
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