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Pyrite from
Red Hill Mine, Vallecito, Vallecito Mining District, Calaveras County, California, USA


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Pyrite

Red Hill Mine, Vallecito, Vallecito Mining District, Calaveras County, California, USA
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Pyrite

Red Hill Mine, Vallecito, Vallecito Mining District, Calaveras County, California, USA
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Pyrite

Red Hill Mine, Vallecito, Vallecito Mining District, Calaveras County, California, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Pyrite
Formula:FeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Red Hill Mine, Vallecito, Vallecito Mining District, Calaveras County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1031393
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1031393:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
3.6km (2.3 miles) ⓘBirney Mine (Birney and Golden Slip), Vallecito, Vallecito Mining District, Calaveras County, California, USA
3.9km (2.4 miles) ⓘGarland Ranch Mine, Douglas Flat, Vallecito Mining District, Calaveras County, California, USA
4.2km (2.6 miles) ⓘDutchess Consolidated Mine (Dutchess; Hoosier Dutchess; Little Dutchess; Grand Dutchess), Vallecito, Vallecito Mining District, Calaveras County, California, USA
4.7km (2.9 miles) ⓘDensmore & Young America Mine (Densmore Mine), Columbia, Columbia Mining District, East Belt, Tuolumne County, California, USA
5.6km (3.5 miles) ⓘVista Mine (Russell Mine), Angels Camp, Angels Camp Mining District, Calaveras County, California, USA
5.6km (3.5 miles) ⓘMcQuig Mine (Dodson & McQuig), Soapstone Hill, Murphys, Murphys Mining District (Esmeralda Mining District; Sperry Mining District), East Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
5.7km (3.5 miles) ⓘWaterman Mine (Centennial Mine; Fairfax Mine; Water Man), Angels Camp, Angels Camp Mining District, Calaveras County, California, USA
5.9km (3.6 miles) ⓘBig Spring claim (Big Spring Mine; Graham), Angels Camp, Angels Camp Mining District, Calaveras County, California, USA
5.9km (3.7 miles) ⓘUtica Mine, Angels Camp, Angels Camp Mining District, Calaveras County, California, USA
6.1km (3.8 miles) ⓘBolitha Mine (Figaro; Hardy; Toppiana claim; Bolitho claim), Angels Camp, Angels Camp Mining District, Calaveras County, California, USA
References
Field Work, Jake Harper, 1996
 
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