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Pyrite from
Red Hill Mine, Pine Grove, Pine Grove Mining District, East Belt, 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 Red Hill Mine, Pine Grove, Pine Grove Mining District, East Belt, Amador County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:322577
Long-form Identifier:1:3:322577:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
0.3km (0.2 miles) ⓘRainbow Mine, Pine Grove, Pine Grove Mining District, East Belt, Amador County, California, USA
1.2km (0.8 miles) ⓘTellurium Mine, Pine Grove, Pine Grove Mining District, East Belt, Amador County, California, USA
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘPeterson Mine, Pine Grove, Pine Grove Mining District, East Belt, Amador County, California, USA
2.2km (1.3 miles) ⓘBlack Wonder Mine, Pine Grove, Pine Grove Mining District, East Belt, Amador County, California, USA
3.6km (2.2 miles) ⓘContini Mine (Mikado Mine; IXL claim; Three Horsemen claim), Pine Grove, Pine Grove Mining District, East Belt, Amador County, California, USA
6.8km (4.2 miles) ⓘPodesta Mine, Clinton (Irishtown), Pine Grove Mining District, East Belt, Amador County, California, USA
8.5km (5.3 miles) ⓘFort Ann Mine (Acme; Robinson), Volcano, Volcano Mining District, Amador County, California, USA
8.9km (5.5 miles) ⓘYellow Aster Mine (Yellow Star Mine), West Point, West Point Mining District, East Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
9.4km (5.8 miles) ⓘKimball group (Lucky Strike claim [or Pioneer Luck Strike claim]), Pioneer, West Point Mining District, East Belt, Amador County, California, USA
9.4km (5.9 miles) ⓘBlackstone Mine, West Point, West Point Mining District, East Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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