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Pyrite from
Found Mesa, White Canyon Mining District, San Juan County, Utah, USA


Locality type:Mesa
Classification
Species:Pyrite
Formula:FeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Found Mesa, White Canyon Mining District, San Juan County, Utah, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:606748
Long-form Identifier:1:3:606748:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
4.9km (3.1 miles) ⓘSaddle Prospect, Fry Mesa, White Canyon Mining District, San Juan County, Utah, USA
5.0km (3.1 miles) ⓘLone Butte No. 4, Lone Butte, White Canyon Mining District, San Juan County, Utah, USA
5.0km (3.1 miles) ⓘWhite Canyon No. 1 Mine, Fry Mesa, White Canyon Mining District, San Juan County, Utah, USA
7.2km (4.5 miles) ⓘW.N. Mine, Deer Flat Mining District, San Juan County, Utah, USA
9.4km (5.9 miles) ⓘJacobs Chair Mine, Jacobs Chair, White Canyon Mining District, San Juan County, Utah, USA
9.8km (6.1 miles) ⓘHideout Mine (Hideout No. 1 Mine), Deer Flat Mining District, San Juan County, Utah, USA
10.2km (6.3 miles) ⓘEars Mine, Fry Canyon Mining District, San Juan County, Utah, USA
11.1km (6.9 miles) ⓘBell No. 1 Mine, Fry Canyon Mining District, San Juan County, Utah, USA
11.2km (6.9 miles) ⓘYellow John Mine, Fry Canyon Mining District, San Juan County, Utah, USA
12.5km (7.8 miles) ⓘFry No. 4 Mine, Fry Canyon Mining District, San Juan County, Utah, USA
References
USGS: Geological Survey Circular 217
 
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