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Pyrite from
Big Chief prospect, Bullion Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA


Locality type:Prospect
Classification
Species:Pyrite
Formula:FeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Big Chief prospect, Bullion Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:693356
Long-form Identifier:1:3:693356:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
0.3km (0.2 miles) ⓘGold Acres mine, Bullion Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA
3.2km (2.0 miles) ⓘPipeline mine (Cortez Open Pit Min), Bullion Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA
7.3km (4.5 miles) ⓘGold Quartz mine, Bullion Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA
7.4km (4.6 miles) ⓘPhoenix prospect, Bullion Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA
7.8km (4.8 miles) ⓘ39A zone, Robertson - Triplet Project, Bullion Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA
7.8km (4.9 miles) ⓘGylding prospect, Bullion Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA
7.9km (4.9 miles) ⓘDistal zone, Robertson - Triplet Project, Bullion Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA
8.0km (4.9 miles) ⓘGold Pan zone, Robertson - Triplet Project, Bullion Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA
10.1km (6.3 miles) ⓘElder Creek Mine, Bullion Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA
11.2km (7.0 miles) ⓘValley View mine, Cortez Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA
References
Schilling, John H. (1979) Molybdenum resources of Nevada. Open-File Report 1979-03. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology
 
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