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Pyrrhotite from
Coyote Peak, Humboldt County, California, USA


Locality type:Peak
Classification
Species:Pyrrhotite
Formula:Fe1-xS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Bartonite
Djerfisherite
Erdite
Rasvumite
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Aegirine3
Coyoteite3
Phlogopite3
Nepheline3
Orickite3
Schorlomite1
Bartonite1
Erdite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrrhotite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Coyote Peak, Humboldt County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:139599
Long-form Identifier:1:3:139599:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrrhotite
47.8km (29.7 miles) ⓘHigh Grade and Teressa prospect (High Grade & Teressa prospect; Teresa prospect), Marysville, New River Mining District, Salmon Mountains, Klamath Mountains, Trinity County, California, USA
51.4km (31.9 miles) ⓘBear Tooth Mine (Fischer Mine), Hoboken, New River Mining District, Salmon Mountains, Klamath Mountains, Trinity County, California, USA
87.0km (54.1 miles) ⓘAlta Mine, Low Divide, Low Divide Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Del Norte County, California, USA
88.5km (55.0 miles) ⓘUnion Mine (Salt Lake-California Mine), Low Divide, Low Divide Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Del Norte County, California, USA
89.0km (55.3 miles) ⓘFortuna Mine, Callahan, Callahan Mining District (Scott River Mining District), Klamath Mountains, Siskiyou County, California, USA
90.7km (56.3 miles) ⓘCallahan, Callahan Mining District (Scott River Mining District), Klamath Mountains, Siskiyou County, California, USA
94.1km (58.5 miles) ⓘCall A Group, Monumental, Patrick Creek Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Del Norte County, California, USA
95.7km (59.4 miles) ⓘBears Nest occurrence, Rockland, Diamond Creek Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Del Norte County, California, USA
95.7km (59.4 miles) ⓘPlutus group (Fortuna), Schneider Hill, Callahan Mining District (Scott River Mining District), Klamath Mountains, Siskiyou County, California, USA
96.6km (60.0 miles) ⓘAugust Flower occurrence, Schneider Hill, Callahan Mining District (Scott River Mining District), Klamath Mountains, Siskiyou County, California, USA
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