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Pyrite from
Gross Copper prospect, Providencia Canyon, Patagonia Mining District, Patagonia Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, 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 Gross Copper prospect, Providencia Canyon, Patagonia Mining District, Patagonia Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:272742
Long-form Identifier:1:3:272742:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
0.6km (0.4 miles) ⓘGolden Rose Mine (Mord and Wieland claim), Providencia Canyon, Patagonia Mining District, Patagonia Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
0.6km (0.4 miles) ⓘKing Mine (King prospect), Patagonia Mining District, Patagonia Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
0.6km (0.4 miles) ⓘBuena Vista Mine (Goodview Mine), Providencia Canyon, Patagonia Mining District, Patagonia Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
0.7km (0.5 miles) ⓘBennett Mine, Providencia Canyon, Patagonia Mining District, Patagonia Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
0.7km (0.5 miles) ⓘProvidencia claim (Provicencia claim), Providencia Canyon, Patagonia Mining District, Patagonia Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
2.7km (1.6 miles) ⓘProto Mine (Proto group; Proto Brothers claim), Gladstone Mine group (Gladstone prospect; Gladstone-Proto group; Proto Mine group), Providencia Canyon, Patagonia Mining District, Patagonia Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
2.8km (1.7 miles) ⓘNational Mine (National Consolidated Mine; Erin Mine), Canada de la Paloma, Patagonia Mining District, Patagonia Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
3.6km (2.2 miles) ⓘFour Metals Mine, Red Hill, Providencia Canyon, Patagonia Mining District, Patagonia Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
4.0km (2.5 miles) ⓘProvidencia Canyon, Patagonia Mining District, Patagonia Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
4.3km (2.6 miles) ⓘPaymaster Mine, Guajolote Flat, Patagonia Mining District, Patagonia Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
References
Schrader, F.C. & J.M. Hill (1915), Mineral deposits of the Santa Rita and Patagonia Mountains, Arizona, USGS Bull. 582: 313.
 
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