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Pyrite from
Homestake Mine, Lead, Lead Mining District, Lawrence County, South Dakota, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Pyrite
Formula:FeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz40
- var Amethyst1
Sphalerite23
Calcite14
Dolomite10
Ankerite-Dolomite Series9
Ankerite5
Fluorite1
Galena1
Siderite1
Hematite1
Fluorapatite1
Arsenopyrite1
Bournonite1
Chalcopyrite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Homestake Mine, Lead, Lead Mining District, Lawrence County, South Dakota, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (10 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:68614
Long-form Identifier:1:3:68614:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Pyrite in this Region
6350 Level, Homestake Mine, Lead, Lead Mining District, Lawrence County, South Dakota, USA
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
0.1km (0.1 miles) Giant and Old Abe Mine, Lead Mining District, Lawrence County, South Dakota, USA
0.6km (0.4 miles) Highland Mine, Lead Mining District, Lawrence County, South Dakota, USA
0.9km (0.6 miles) Hawkeye-Pluma Mine, Lead Mining District, Lawrence County, South Dakota, USA
1.2km (0.8 miles) Father De Smet Mine, Lead Mining District, Lawrence County, South Dakota, USA
1.6km (1.0 miles) Slavonian Mine (Glover Mine), Lead Mining District, Lawrence County, South Dakota, USA
1.7km (1.1 miles) Phoenix-Minerva Mine, Blacktail Gulch, Lead Mining District, Lawrence County, South Dakota, USA
1.7km (1.1 miles) Columbus Mine (Sir Roderik Dhu), Lead Mining District, Lawrence County, South Dakota, USA
2.0km (1.2 miles) Pluma, Lead Mining District, Lawrence County, South Dakota, USA
2.1km (1.3 miles) Gladiator Mine, Lead Mining District, Lawrence County, South Dakota, USA
2.1km (1.3 miles) Etta Mine, Lead Mining District, Lawrence County, South Dakota, USA
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