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Pyrite from
Hoover Hill Mine, Asheboro, Randolph County, North Carolina, 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 Hoover Hill Mine, Asheboro, Randolph County, North Carolina, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:307908
Long-form Identifier:1:3:307908:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
3.9km (2.4 miles) ⓘKindley Prospect, Randolph County, North Carolina, USA
4.6km (2.9 miles) ⓘJones and Laughlin Prospect, Randolph County, North Carolina, USA
4.6km (2.9 miles) ⓘParish Mine, Randolph County, North Carolina, USA
4.7km (2.9 miles) ⓘJones-Keystone Mine, Randolph County, North Carolina, USA
6.3km (3.9 miles) ⓘSouthern Homestake Mine (Cameron Mountain Mine), Randolph County, North Carolina, USA
6.7km (4.2 miles) ⓘSawyer Mine, Randolph County, North Carolina, USA
9.0km (5.6 miles) ⓘMerrill prospect, Randolph County, North Carolina, USA
10.0km (6.2 miles) ⓘWard Mine, Davidson County, North Carolina, USA
10.2km (6.3 miles) ⓘNewby Mine (Newberry Mine), Randolph County, North Carolina, USA
10.8km (6.7 miles) ⓘMcAllister prospect (Conroy; Davis Hill Mine; Davis Mountain; Dorr's Hill), Randolph County, North Carolina, USA
References
Koschmann, Albert Herbert, Bergendahl, M.H. (1968) Principal gold-producing districts of the United States. Professional Paper 610. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/pp610
Moye, Robert J (2018) Sawyer-Keystone Trend of Au-Ag-As deposits in Randolph County, North Carolina: Geologic and metallogenic analysis. Geologic and metallogenic analysis North Carolina Geological Survey Open-File Report 2018-18 18.
 
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