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Pyrite from
Betty Mine (Betty and Messenger Mine; Red Wing Mine), Pilot Mountains District, Pilot Mountains, Mineral County, Nevada, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Pyrite
Formula:FeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Betty Mine (Betty and Messenger Mine; Red Wing Mine), Pilot Mountains District, Pilot Mountains, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:652348
Long-form Identifier:1:3:652348:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘSullivan prospect (Black Lizard prospect; Sullivan and Cornelius), Pilot Mountains District, Pilot Mountains, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
2.1km (1.3 miles) ⓘMina Development Company Mine (Cinnabar King Mine; Booth Wardell Mine; Seitz Mine; Mina Mercury Mine; Mina Merc Mine), Pilot Mountains District, Pilot Mountains, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
4.3km (2.7 miles) ⓘLakeview Mine (Chong Wong Mine; Jong Wong Mine), Pilot Mountains District, Pilot Mountains, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
4.5km (2.8 miles) ⓘAllen Mine (Spring Mine), Pilot Mountains District, Pilot Mountains, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
5.3km (3.3 miles) ⓘBelleville Mine, Pilot Mountains District, Pilot Mountains, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
6.1km (3.8 miles) ⓘGarnet Mine (Victory mine), Pilot Mountains District, Pilot Mountains, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
6.7km (4.2 miles) ⓘPine Tree Mine, Pilot Mountains District, Pilot Mountains, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
6.8km (4.3 miles) ⓘPilot claims, Pilot Mountains District, Pilot Mountains, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
19.1km (11.9 miles) ⓘSFS Cu deposit (Longshot Ridge; Luning), Volcano Peak, Santa Fe District, Gabbs Valley Range, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
19.7km (12.3 miles) ⓘRed Hill mine (Redlich mine), Rock Hill Mining District, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA
References
U.S.G.S. Bulletin 973E
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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