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Pyrite from
Einstein Mine, Silver Mine, Fredericktown Mining District, Madison County, Missouri, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Pyrite
Formula:FeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Hübnerite3
Fluorite3
Quartz3
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Einstein Mine, Silver Mine, Fredericktown Mining District, Madison County, Missouri, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:63682
Long-form Identifier:1:3:63682:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
0.7km (0.4 miles) ⓘApex Mine, Silver Mine, Fredericktown Mining District, Madison County, Missouri, USA
1.5km (0.9 miles) ⓘMartin Mine, Silver Mine, Fredericktown Mining District, Madison County, Missouri, USA
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘHenson shaft No. 1, Silver Mine, Fredericktown Mining District, Madison County, Missouri, USA
2.1km (1.3 miles) ⓘOzark Mine (Ozark shaft), Silver Mine, Fredericktown Mining District, Madison County, Missouri, USA
3.4km (2.1 miles) ⓘSilver Mine, Fredericktown Mining District, Madison County, Missouri, USA
3.6km (2.2 miles) ⓘGabriel shaft, Silver Mine, Fredericktown Mining District, Madison County, Missouri, USA
9.9km (6.2 miles) ⓘCatherine Mine, Fredericktown, Fredericktown Mining District, Madison County, Missouri, USA
12.7km (7.9 miles) ⓘGreasy Mine, St. Francois County, Missouri, USA
13.2km (8.2 miles) ⓘFredericktown, Fredericktown Mining District, Madison County, Missouri, USA
13.4km (8.3 miles) ⓘPark City Consolidated Mines Company Mine (Park City Mines; Ruth Mine), Fredericktown, Fredericktown Mining District, Madison County, Missouri, USA
References
Dana 6:1084.
Biennial Report of the State Geologist Transmitted to the General Assembly. (1919). United States: Bureau of Geology and Mines, Missouri Bureau of Geology and Mines, H. A . Buehler, Director and State Geologist.
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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