Pyrite from
New Cornelia Mine (Ajo Mine), Ajo, Little Ajo Mts, Ajo District, Pima Co., Arizona, USA

Description
Comments:	Relatively scarce in this porphyry orebody. Particularly abundant in dioritic border facies; also in Concentrator volcanics as a few fine crystal groups. Veinlets to 2 - 3 cm thick and discrete grains in silicates, quartz, and magnetite.
Habit:	Crystals to 1 cm, bounded by pyritohedral and cubic faces.
Quality of samples:	not specified / average specimens
Confirmation
Validity:	Believed Valid
References
References:	Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 341; Thomas, W.J. & R.B. Gibbs (1983), Famous mineral localities: The New Cornelia mine, Ajo, AZ, Min.Rec.: 14: 283-298; Gilluly, J. (1937), AZ Bur. Mines Bull. 141: 68-75, 79-81.
Associated minerals:
Associates:	Bornite Chalcocite Chalcopyrite Hematite Magnetite Posnjakite Quartz Sericite
Data
Mineral Data:	Click here to view Pyrite data
Locality Data:	Click here to view New Cornelia Mine (Ajo Mine), Ajo, Little Ajo Mts, Ajo District, Pima Co., Arizona, USA

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