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Pyrite from
Amador Star Mine (Hamberger Mine; Rhetta Mine; West American Cons. Gold Mines; West American Consolidated Gold Mines), Enterprise, Jackson-Plymouth Mining District, Amador 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 Amador Star Mine (Hamberger Mine; Rhetta Mine; West American Cons. Gold Mines; West American Consolidated Gold Mines), Enterprise, Jackson-Plymouth Mining District, Amador County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:322270
Long-form Identifier:1:3:322270:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
2.1km (1.3 miles) ⓘBallard Mine (Ballard and Martin Mine), Enterprise, Jackson-Plymouth Mining District, Amador County, California, USA
5.6km (3.5 miles) ⓘNashville Mine (Havilah claim; East Havilah claim; Northeast Nashville claim; Tennessee-Nashville), Nashville (Quartzburg), Nashville Mining District, El Dorado County, California, USA
6.0km (3.7 miles) ⓘPlymouth Consolidated Mine (Plymouth Mine; New London Mine; Phoenix Mine; Empire Mine; Pacific Mine; Southerland claim; Oaks and Pacific claim; Simpson and Aden claim; Reese claim; Phoenix East claim; Plymouth claim; Reese and Woolford claim; Indiana claim [fractions]; Rising Star claim; Conville and Lode claim 5181; Beta claim), Plymouth, Jackson-Plymouth Mining District, Amador County, California, USA
6.6km (4.1 miles) ⓘBernard property (Bernard Cinnabar Mine; Bernard claim; Amador Mine; Amador Quicksilver Mine), Brandon Corner, Shingle Springs Mining District, West Belt, El Dorado County, California, USA
8.4km (5.2 miles) ⓘMonarch-Sugar Loaf Mine (Monarch Sugar Loaf Mine), Mount Aigare, Shingle Springs Mining District, West Belt, El Dorado County, California, USA
9.2km (5.7 miles) ⓘSchleifer Mine, Brandon Corner, Shingle Springs Mining District, West Belt, El Dorado County, California, USA
9.6km (6.0 miles) ⓘGold Mountain Mine (Quartz Mountain Mine), Quartz Mountain, East Belt, Amador County, California, USA
9.8km (6.1 miles) ⓘSugar Loaf Mine, Brandon Corner, Shingle Springs Mining District, West Belt, El Dorado County, California, USA
10.1km (6.3 miles) ⓘFremont Mine (Fremont-Grover Mine; Fremont-Gover; Fremont-Gover Inc.; North Gover; Foremont; Gopher; Loyal lode), New Chicago, Jackson-Plymouth Mining District, Amador County, California, USA
10.3km (6.4 miles) ⓘFrench Creek Mine, Mount Aigare, Shingle Springs Mining District, West Belt, El Dorado County, California, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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