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Pentlandite from
Minnamax Exploration shaft prospect (Amax Exploration Inc), Ely-Hoyt Lakes Area, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, USA


Locality type:Prospect
Classification
Species:Pentlandite
Formula:(NixFey)Σ9S8
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pentlandite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Minnamax Exploration shaft prospect (Amax Exploration Inc), Ely-Hoyt Lakes Area, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1994019
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1994019:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pentlandite
6.2km (3.9 miles) ⓘSerpentine Cu-Ni deposit, Babbitt, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, USA
8.6km (5.3 miles) ⓘMesaba deposit (Minnamax deposit; Babbitt deposit; Babbitt Lake deposit; Amax Underground Mine), Ely-Hoyt Lakes Area, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, USA
9.7km (6.0 miles) ⓘDunka pit (Dunka Road deposit; North Met deposit), Ely-Hoyt Lakes Area, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, USA
12.9km (8.0 miles) ⓘBirch Lake Deposit, Ely-Hoyt Lakes Area, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, USA
13.5km (8.4 miles) ⓘWet Legs deposit, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, USA
19.7km (12.2 miles) ⓘWyman Creek Prospect, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, USA
20.3km (12.6 miles) ⓘNokomis deposit, Ely-Hoyt Lakes Area, Lake County, Minnesota, USA
25.3km (15.7 miles) ⓘSouth Filson Creek Prospect (Filson Creek), Ely-Hoyt Lakes Area, Lake County, Minnesota, USA
25.9km (16.1 miles) ⓘSpruce Road Prospect (Spruce Mine; INCO Prospect; INCO Mine; Ely Nickel Copper Deposit; Spruce Road Deposit), Ely-Hoyt Lakes Area, Lake County, Minnesota, USA
28.7km (17.8 miles) ⓘWater Hen Occurrence, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, USA
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