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Pyrite from
Smith prospect, Limekiln, Spenceville Mining District, Nevada 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 Smith prospect, Limekiln, Spenceville Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1749533
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1749533:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘGautier Ranch occurrence, Higgins Corner, Spenceville Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
1.2km (0.8 miles) ⓘNickerson Ranch prospect, Higgins Corner, Spenceville Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
2.5km (1.6 miles) ⓘSmith Mine (Smith prospect), Higgins Corner, Spenceville Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
4.6km (2.8 miles) ⓘOest Mine (Peter Oest claim), Hotaling, Placer County, California, USA
7.6km (4.7 miles) ⓘLotzen Ranch prospect, Spenceville, Spenceville Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
7.8km (4.9 miles) ⓘKennady Iron prospect, Hotaling, Placer County, California, USA
9.2km (5.7 miles) ⓘBear River Mine (Unnamed mine), New England Mills, Colfax Mining District (Illinois Mining District), Placer County, California, USA
10.4km (6.4 miles) ⓘTwo Orphans Mine, Elders Corner, Ophir Mining District (Auburn Mining District; Duncan Hill Mining District), Placer County, California, USA
10.5km (6.5 miles) ⓘWetteran Ranch (Watterson?), Spenceville, Spenceville Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
11.9km (7.4 miles) ⓘUnnamed Au mine [12], Rock Mountain, Nevada County, California, USA
References
Flohr, Marta J.K., Huebner, J.Stephen (1992) Mineralogy and geochemistry of two metamorphosed sedimentary manganese deposits, Sierra Nevada, California, USA. Lithos, 29 (1) 57-85 doi:10.1016/0024-4937(92)90034-v
 
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