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Pyrite from
Little Falls Creek Deposit (Purple Spar; Twin Claims), Summit Creek Mining District, Custer County, Idaho, USA


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Pyrite
Formula:FeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Little Falls Creek Deposit (Purple Spar; Twin Claims), Summit Creek Mining District, Custer County, Idaho, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:448752
Long-form Identifier:1:3:448752:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
2.9km (1.8 miles) ⓘPhi Kappa Mine, Phi Kappa Canyon, Alta Mining District (Alto Mining District; Wildhorse Mining District), Custer County, Idaho, USA
3.0km (1.9 miles) ⓘSummit Creek Occurrence, Alta Mining District (Alto Mining District; Wildhorse Mining District), Custer County, Idaho, USA
3.6km (2.3 miles) ⓘBasin Group Prospect (Alta Copper), Alta Mining District (Alto Mining District; Wildhorse Mining District), Custer County, Idaho, USA
10.4km (6.5 miles) ⓘHomestake Mine, Warm Springs Mining District (Warm Springs Creek Mining District), Blaine County, Idaho, USA
12.9km (8.0 miles) ⓘWildhorse Mine (Steep Climb; Hard To Find; Beaver), Alta Mining District (Alto Mining District; Wildhorse Mining District), Custer County, Idaho, USA
19.4km (12.1 miles) ⓘBroadway Mine, Hyndman Creek Valley, Blaine County, Idaho, USA
19.4km (12.1 miles) ⓘEvelyn Prospect, Warm Springs Mining District (Warm Springs Creek Mining District), Blaine County, Idaho, USA
19.5km (12.1 miles) ⓘMascot Mine (Mascott Mining and Milling Company), Warm Springs Mining District (Warm Springs Creek Mining District), Blaine County, Idaho, USA
20.0km (12.5 miles) ⓘBlue Bell Prospect, Warm Springs Mining District (Warm Springs Creek Mining District), Blaine County, Idaho, USA
20.1km (12.5 miles) ⓘBald Eagle Prospect, Warm Springs Mining District (Warm Springs Creek Mining District), Blaine County, Idaho, USA
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