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Pyrite from
Batopilas, Andrés del Rio mining district, Batopilas Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico


Locality type:Town
Classification
Species:Pyrite
Formula:FeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Polybasite2
Quartz2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Batopilas, Andrés del Rio mining district, Batopilas Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:30195
Long-form Identifier:1:3:30195:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
23.9km (14.9 miles) ⓘBolivar Mine, Urique Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
24.8km (15.4 miles) ⓘBlanca Mine (Mina La Blanca), Urique, Urique Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
24.8km (15.4 miles) ⓘRosario Mine, Urique, Urique Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
24.8km (15.4 miles) ⓘSan Antonio Mine, Urique, Urique Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
24.8km (15.4 miles) ⓘGuerra al Tirano Mine, Urique, Urique Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
24.8km (15.4 miles) ⓘSanta Rita Mine, Urique, Urique Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
24.8km (15.4 miles) ⓘPatrona Mine, Urique, Urique Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
24.8km (15.4 miles) ⓘTruyo Mine, Urique, Urique Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
24.8km (15.4 miles) ⓘRealito Mine, Urique, Urique Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
30.4km (18.9 miles) ⓘCieneguita Mine, Urique Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
References
Wilson, Wendell E., Panczner, Christopher S. (1986) Famous Mineral Localities: the Batopilas District, Chihuahua, Mexico. The Mineralogical Record, 17 (1) 61-80
 
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