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Pyrite from
Hardhat project, Morey Mining District, Hot Creek Range, Nye County, Nevada, USA


Locality type:Project
Classification
Species:Pyrite
Formula:FeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Hardhat project, Morey Mining District, Hot Creek Range, Nye County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:693779
Long-form Identifier:1:3:693779:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
2.7km (1.7 miles) ⓘClimax Stock, Oak Spring Mining District, Halfpint Range, Nye County, Nevada, USA
6.3km (3.9 miles) ⓘMichigan Boy Mine prospects, Rainstorm Mining District, Nye County, Nevada, USA
28.3km (17.6 miles) ⓘBlack Metal mine (Lane mine), Groom Mining District, Lincoln County, Nevada, USA
29.1km (18.1 miles) ⓘGroom mine, Groom Mining District, Lincoln County, Nevada, USA
29.4km (18.3 miles) ⓘHanus prospect (Kahama Mine), Groom Mining District, Lincoln County, Nevada, USA
44.3km (27.5 miles) ⓘDon Dale mine, Don Dale Mining District, Lincoln County, Nevada, USA
44.8km (27.8 miles) ⓘNBMG Sample Location 1470, Don Dale Mining District, Lincoln County, Nevada, USA
44.8km (27.8 miles) ⓘEast Section 34 Prospect, Don Dale Mining District, Lincoln County, Nevada, USA
46.1km (28.6 miles) ⓘHorn Silver Mine, Wahmonie, Wahmonie Mining District, Nye County, Nevada, USA
46.5km (28.9 miles) ⓘAndies mine, Don Dale Mining District, Lincoln County, Nevada, USA
References
Schilling, John H. (1979) Molybdenum resources of Nevada. Open-File Report 1979-03. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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