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Pyrite from
Ray, Pinal County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Town
Classification
Species:Pyrite
Formula:FeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Ray, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:704992
Long-form Identifier:1:3:704992:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
1.5km (0.9 miles) ⓘCalumet Mine, Scott Mountain, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
3.9km (2.4 miles) ⓘRay Mine, Scott Mountain, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
10.7km (6.7 miles) ⓘRare Metals Mine (Rare Metals deposit), Kelvin, Riverside Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
11.3km (7.0 miles) ⓘTroy Ranch Prospect, Tiger Mountain area, Dripping Springs Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
11.7km (7.3 miles) ⓘGrand Pacific Mine (Grand Pacific Copper Company property; Grand Pacific claims; Pacific group; Pacific Mine; Climax; Sandal group), Pacific Canyon, Apache Leap, Superior, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
12.2km (7.6 miles) ⓘBelmont Mine (Belmont Copper property; Goodwin Mine; Monte Carlo claim; Smith lease; Doggs Mine; Lone Star Mine), Belmont Canyon, Apache Leap, Superior, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
12.7km (7.9 miles) ⓘRed Rock Mine, Lyons Canyon, Mays Gap area, Pinal Mountains Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
13.3km (8.3 miles) ⓘResolution deposit, Superior, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
13.3km (8.3 miles) ⓘDripping Springs Mines (Dripping Springs claims; Cocreham and Haywood Mine; Gold Nugget Mine; Gold Queen Mine; Columbia Mine; Roundtop Mine), Dripping Springs, Dripping Spring Wash, Dripping Springs Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
14.4km (8.9 miles) ⓘCole and Goodwin Mine, Lyons Canyon, Pinal Ranch, Pinal Ranch quadrangle, Pinal Mountains Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
References
Jones, Robert W., Wilson, Wendell E. (1983) Famous Mineral Localities: The Ray Mine [Arizona]. The Mineralogical Record, 14 (5) 311-322
 
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