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Pyrite from
Fish Creek Road - highway 224 junction, Clackamas River localities, Clackamas County, Oregon, USA


Classification
Species:Pyrite
Formula:FeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Fish Creek Road - highway 224 junction, Clackamas River localities, Clackamas County, Oregon, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:669254
Long-form Identifier:1:3:669254:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
22.2km (13.8 miles) ⓘBig Cliff, Clackamas River localities, Clackamas County, Oregon, USA
25.8km (16.0 miles) ⓘEstacada Pyrite locality, Clackamas River localities, Estacada, Clackamas County, Oregon, USA
32.6km (20.3 miles) ⓘOgie Mountain Mine, Santiam Mining District (Elkhorn Mining District), Clackamas County, Oregon, USA
36.4km (22.6 miles) ⓘOak Grove Fork, Clackamas River localities, Clackamas County, Oregon, USA
37.0km (23.0 miles) ⓘSilver King Group (Queen of The West), Santiam Mining District (Elkhorn Mining District), Marion County, Oregon, USA
37.2km (23.1 miles) ⓘBimetallic and Gold Bug Occurrence, Santiam Mining District (Elkhorn Mining District), Marion County, Oregon, USA
37.4km (23.2 miles) ⓘLower Granger and Shilo Occurrence (Part of The Santiam Group), Santiam Mining District (Elkhorn Mining District), Marion County, Oregon, USA
37.5km (23.3 miles) ⓘBlende Oro Occurrence, Santiam Mining District (Elkhorn Mining District), Marion County, Oregon, USA
37.6km (23.4 miles) ⓘBlack Eagle Occurrence, Santiam Mining District (Elkhorn Mining District), Marion County, Oregon, USA
37.6km (23.4 miles) ⓘGold Creek Mining & Milling Company Prospect, Santiam Mining District (Elkhorn Mining District), Marion County, Oregon, USA
References
Gladwell, Jon ( ), Crystals & Minerals, Vol 3: 24-25.
Tschernich, Rudy W. (1992) Zeolites of the World. Geoscience Press, Inc. 567pp.
Howard, Don & Thornton, Jocelyn (1998) MicroProbe: 8(7), Spring 1998: 7-9
Tschernich, Rudy (2001) MicroProbe: 9(9), Spring 2001: 20-23
 
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