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Pyrite from
Emerson Mine, Diamond Mountain, Lassen County, California, 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 Emerson Mine, Diamond Mountain, Lassen County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1110549
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1110549:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
4.7km (2.9 miles) ⓘGold Belt Mine (McDow Mine; Gold Belt-McDow Mine), Diamond Mountain, Lassen County, California, USA
19.4km (12.0 miles) ⓘLights Creek Copper deposits (Moonlight Mine; Sulfide Ridge deposits; Lights Canyon deposits), Moonlight Peak, Taylorsville Mining District, Plumas Copper Belt, Plumas County, California, USA
20.2km (12.6 miles) ⓘSuperior Mine, Lights Creek Copper deposits (Moonlight Mine; Sulfide Ridge deposits; Lights Canyon deposits), Moonlight Peak, Taylorsville Mining District, Plumas Copper Belt, Plumas County, California, USA
37.4km (23.2 miles) ⓘPremium Mine, Taylorsville, Taylorsville Mining District, Plumas Copper Belt, Plumas County, California, USA
42.5km (26.4 miles) ⓘIndian Falls occurrence, Indian Falls, Plumas County, California, USA
44.1km (27.4 miles) ⓘWalker Mine (Walker Brothers Mine; Walker Copper Mine; Native Son Mine [?]), Argentine Rock, Genesee Valley Mining District (Genesee Mining District), Plumas Copper Belt, Plumas County, California, USA
66.2km (41.2 miles) ⓘPerry Jones group, Red Rock area, Chilcoot, Plumas County, California, USA
66.4km (41.3 miles) ⓘMohawk Mine, Adams Peak, Last Chance Mining District, Plumas County, California, USA
66.8km (41.5 miles) ⓘEl Dorado Mine (Duffay Mine), Adams Peak, Last Chance Mining District, Plumas County, California, USA
72.3km (44.9 miles) ⓘMount Filmore Consolidated Group Mine (Mount Filmore Cons. Grp.; Mt Fillmore Cons Group; Sunnyside claim; Blue Jay claim; Rattlesnake No. 1 & No. 2 claims), Mount Fillmore, Poker Flat Mining District (Table Rock Mining District), Sierra County, California, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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