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Pyrite from
Buff Peak prospect, Bottle Creek Mining District, Humboldt 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 Buff Peak prospect, Bottle Creek Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:720707
Long-form Identifier:1:3:720707:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
3.3km (2.1 miles) ⓘBlue Can mine (Bottle Creek Mercury mine; Tin Can mine), Bottle Creek Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
3.6km (2.2 miles) ⓘBirthday mine (Wootan mine; Wootan and McCown mine), Bottle Creek Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
3.7km (2.3 miles) ⓘWhite Peaks Mine (Scossa Mine; Bottle Creek Mine), Bottle Creek Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
8.6km (5.4 miles) ⓘIron King mine (DeLong mine), Jackson Mountains Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
8.7km (5.4 miles) ⓘDelong Mine/Iron King Mine, Jackson Mountains Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
11.4km (7.1 miles) ⓘBold Claims, Jackson Mountains Mining DistrictHumboldt County, Nevada, USA
13.4km (8.3 miles) ⓘHarrison Grove Mine, Jackson Mountains Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
19.1km (11.9 miles) ⓘNBMG Sample Site 2239, Jackson Mountains Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
25.8km (16.0 miles) ⓘSleeper mine, Awakening Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
29.5km (18.4 miles) ⓘBobby Mine, Dyke Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
References
Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology NBMG Open-File Report 96-3 By Stephen B. Castor, Christopher D. Henry, Lisa A. Shevenell
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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