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Pyrite from
Grand Central Mine, Contention-Grand Central Mine group, Tombstone Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Pyrite
Formula:FeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Grand Central Mine, Contention-Grand Central Mine group, Tombstone Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:229031
Long-form Identifier:1:3:229031:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
0.6km (0.4 miles) ⓘEmpire Mine, Tombstone, Tombstone Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
0.7km (0.4 miles) ⓘWest Side Mine, Tombstone Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘVizina Mine, Tombstone, Tombstone Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘSan Diego Mine, Tombstone Extension Mines, Tombstone Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
4.2km (2.6 miles) ⓘGalvez Mine, Tombstone Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
4.9km (3.0 miles) ⓘSan Pedro Mine, Tombstone Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
5.0km (3.1 miles) ⓘState of Maine Mine, Tombstone Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
8.0km (5.0 miles) ⓘSuperior Mine, Tombstone Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
8.1km (5.0 miles) ⓘArlington Mine, Tombstone Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
10.3km (6.4 miles) ⓘGallagher Vanadium & Rare Minerals Corp Mine, Tombstone Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
References
Anthony, John W.; Williams, Sidney A.; Bideaux, Richard A.; Grant, Raymond W. (1995) Mineralogy of Arizona (3rd ed.). University of Arizona Press.p.421
 
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