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Pyrite from
Hill City Mining District, Pennington County, South Dakota, USA


Locality type:Mining District
Classification
Species:Pyrite
Formula:FeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Hill City Mining District, Pennington County, South Dakota, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:212358
Long-form Identifier:1:3:212358:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Pyrite in this Region
Black Metal Group, Hill City Mining District, Pennington County, South Dakota, USA
Gold Hill Group (Gold Lode; Gold Mountain Mine), Hill City Mining District, Pennington County, South Dakota, USA
Blue Lead Mine (Mahoney Bluelead Mine), Sheridan, Hill City Mining District, Pennington County, South Dakota, USA
Dakota Calumet Mine (Continental Copper Company Mine), Blue Lead Mine (Mahoney Bluelead Mine), Sheridan, Hill City Mining District, Pennington County, South Dakota, USA
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
2.0km (1.3 miles) ⓘBlack Metal Group, Hill City Mining District, Pennington County, South Dakota, USA
6.4km (4.0 miles) ⓘGold Hill Group (Gold Lode; Gold Mountain Mine), Hill City Mining District, Pennington County, South Dakota, USA
8.5km (5.3 miles) ⓘEureka Lode Prospect (Hultz), Custer County, South Dakota, USA
10.0km (6.2 miles) ⓘDakota Calumet Mine (Continental Copper Company Mine), Blue Lead Mine (Mahoney Bluelead Mine), Sheridan, Hill City Mining District, Pennington County, South Dakota, USA
10.4km (6.5 miles) ⓘBlue Lead Mine (Mahoney Bluelead Mine), Sheridan, Hill City Mining District, Pennington County, South Dakota, USA
11.1km (6.9 miles) ⓘNovember Mine, The Needles, Custer State Park, Custer County, South Dakota, USA
11.2km (7.0 miles) ⓘLegal Tender Group, Keystone Gold Mining District, Pennington County, South Dakota, USA
11.5km (7.2 miles) ⓘDan Patch Mine, Keystone, Keystone Mining District, Pennington County, South Dakota, USA
11.9km (7.4 miles) ⓘKirka Claim (Downing Claim), Unorganized mining district [1], Custer County, South Dakota, USA
12.0km (7.5 miles) ⓘJuniper Mine, Keystone Gold Mining District, Pennington County, South Dakota, USA
References
Smith, Arthur E., Fritzsch, Eric (2000) SOUTH DAKOTA. Rocks & Minerals, 75 (3) 156-169 doi:10.1080/00357520009605635
 
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