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Pyrrhotite from
Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - KC015; west of upper Davis River), Hyder Mining District, Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska, USA


Classification
Species:Pyrrhotite
Formula:Fe1-xS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrrhotite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - KC015; west of upper Davis River), Hyder Mining District, Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:592189
Long-form Identifier:1:3:592189:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrrhotite
15.2km (9.4 miles) ⓘCommonwealth Prospect, Hyder Mining District, Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska, USA
20.1km (12.5 miles) ⓘGoat; Cub Prospect, Hyder Mining District, Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska, USA
20.2km (12.6 miles) ⓘHeckla; Greenpoint Prospect, Hyder Mining District, Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska, USA
21.4km (13.3 miles) ⓘEdelweiss; Marmot group Prospect, Hyder Mining District, Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska, USA
22.7km (14.1 miles) ⓘGlacier; Banded Mountain Prospect, Hyder Mining District, Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska, USA
23.4km (14.6 miles) ⓘAlamo Prospect (Glacier Prospect), Misty Fjords National Monument, Ketchikan Mining District, Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska, USA
23.5km (14.6 miles) ⓘUnnamed Occurrence (ARDF - BC016), Hyder Mining District, Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska, USA
24.8km (15.4 miles) ⓘTexas Creek Comstock; Hyder Lead; Texas Comstock; Joe Joe; Fortuna; Alaska-Comstock; Jackson-Hummel Prospect, Hyder Mining District, Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska, USA
26.1km (16.2 miles) ⓘBlasher; Lone Star Group Prospect, Hyder Mining District, Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska, USA
27.3km (17.0 miles) ⓘUnnamed Occurrence (ARDF - KC017), Misty Fjords National Monument, Ketchikan Mining District, Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska, USA
References
(2008) Alaska Resource Data File (ARDF) Open-File Report 2008-1225. US Geological Survey
 
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