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Pyrite from
Poston Butte deposit (Continental Oil Co. property; Aztec Exploration and Development Co. property; Florence Conoco; Florence Copper Co. property), Florence, Florence Mining District (Blackwater Mining District; Black Rock Mining District), Pinal County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Pyrite
Formula:FeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Poston Butte deposit (Continental Oil Co. property; Aztec Exploration and Development Co. property; Florence Conoco; Florence Copper Co. property), Florence, Florence Mining District (Blackwater Mining District; Black Rock Mining District), Pinal County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:717080
Long-form Identifier:1:3:717080:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
16.9km (10.5 miles) ⓘMineral Butte prospect (Blackwater Copper prospect; Blackwater group; Apache Maid Mine; Unpatented claims MS 3922; Unpatented claims MS 3739), Mineral Butte area, Gila River Indian Reservation, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
26.5km (16.5 miles) ⓘUnnamed copper prospect (37), Granite Hills area, Picacho Mountains, Picacho Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
28.1km (17.5 miles) ⓘReymert Mine, Reymert Canyon, Mineral Mountain Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
35.2km (21.9 miles) ⓘRare Metals Mine (Rare Metals deposit), Kelvin, Riverside Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
38.9km (24.2 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
39.1km (24.3 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
39.2km (24.4 miles) ⓘNew Dawn claims, Ripsey Hill area, Ripsey Mining District, Tortilla Mountains, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
39.4km (24.5 miles) ⓘMagma Mine, Superior, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
39.4km (24.5 miles) ⓘIron Cap Mine (Iron Cap property), Superior, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
39.5km (24.6 miles) ⓘLake Superior and Arizona Mine, Superior, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
References
Singer, Donald A., Berger, Vladimir Iosifovich, Moring, Barry C. (2005) Porphyry copper deposits of the world: database, map, and grade and tonnage models. Open-File Report 2005-1060. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/ofr20051060
 
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