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Pyrite from
Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - CA036; Muck Creek), Fairhaven Mining District, Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska, USA


Classification
Species:Pyrite
Formula:FeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - CA036; Muck Creek), Fairhaven Mining District, Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:591321
Long-form Identifier:1:3:591321:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
20.7km (12.9 miles) ⓘUnnamed Occurrence (ARDF - CA032; on Quartz Creek), Fairhaven Mining District, Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska, USA
21.6km (13.4 miles) ⓘUnnamed Occurrence (ARDF - CA030; on Quartz Creek), Fairhaven Mining District, Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska, USA
24.8km (15.4 miles) ⓘCandle Creek Mine (ARDF - BN074), Fairhaven Mining District, Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska, USA
25.0km (15.6 miles) ⓘJohn Bull Hill Mine, Fairhaven Mining District, Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska, USA
27.4km (17.0 miles) ⓘUnnamed Occurrences (ARDF - CA025; on south fork of Quartz Creek), Fairhaven Mining District, Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska, USA
30.6km (19.0 miles) ⓘUnnamed Occurrence (ARDF - CA021; headwaters of Quartz Creek), Fairhaven Mining District, Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska, USA
30.8km (19.2 miles) ⓘBear Creek Mine, Fairhaven Mining District, Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska, USA
31.2km (19.4 miles) ⓘUnnamed Occurrence (ARDF - CA020; in divide at head of Quartz Creek), Fairhaven Mining District, Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska, USA
32.3km (20.1 miles) ⓘUnnamed Occurrence (ARDF - CA027; on Bear Creek), Fairhaven Mining District, Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska, USA
32.3km (20.1 miles) ⓘUnnamed Occurrence (ARDF - CA019; near Kiwalik River), Fairhaven Mining District, Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska, USA
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