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Pyrite from
Drone Creek; DC Prospect, Fairbanks Mining District, Fairbanks North Star 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 Drone Creek; DC Prospect, Fairbanks Mining District, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:579792
Long-form Identifier:1:3:579792:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
22.3km (13.8 miles) ⓘTeuchet Creek; TC Prospect, Fairbanks Mining District, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, USA
46.9km (29.2 miles) ⓘUnnamed Occurrence (ARDF - BD041; headwaters of Rick's Creek), Fairbanks Mining District, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, USA
47.3km (29.4 miles) ⓘUnnamed Prospect (ARDF - BD043; headwaters of Rick's Creek), Fairbanks Mining District, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, USA
58.7km (36.5 miles) ⓘShamrock Creek; VABM Buck Prospects, Fairbanks Mining District, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, USA
60.3km (37.4 miles) ⓘBuckeye Zone Prospects, Fairbanks Mining District, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, USA
61.3km (38.1 miles) ⓘDemocrat Creek; Democrat Gulch; Democrat Pup Mine, Fairbanks Mining District, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, USA
61.6km (38.3 miles) ⓘDemocrat Lode; John Mitchell Lode Mine, Fairbanks Mining District, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, USA
62.9km (39.1 miles) ⓘBanner Dike Zone Prospects, Fairbanks Mining District, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, USA
63.3km (39.4 miles) ⓘBuckeye Creek; Martha; Moore Creek Mines, Fairbanks Mining District, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, USA
63.4km (39.4 miles) ⓘBanner Creek Mines, Fairbanks Mining District, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, USA
References
(2008) Alaska Resource Data File (ARDF) Open-File Report 2008-1225. US Geological Survey
 
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