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Pyrite from
Alpine Fairview Mine (Fairview Mine), Paynesville, Alpine 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 Alpine Fairview Mine (Fairview Mine), Paynesville, Alpine County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:323029
Long-form Identifier:1:3:323029:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
15.4km (9.6 miles) ⓘCal-Pine Mine, Burnside Lake, Hawkins Peak, Hope Valley Mining District, Alpine County, California, USA
15.4km (9.6 miles) ⓘPine Nut Molybdenum Prospect (Pine Nut deposit; Gardnerville Mine Area; Alpine Claim; Cosmos Claim; Extension Claim; Owl Claim; Ramona Claim; Scheelite Claim; Tungstate Claim), Gardnerville Mining District, Pine Nut Mountains, Douglas County, Nevada, USA
15.4km (9.6 miles) ⓘPreachers Mine, Gardnerville Mining District, Pine Nut Mountains, Douglas County, Nevada, USA
16.2km (10.1 miles) ⓘDanite Mine, Gardnerville Mining District, Pine Nut Mountains, Douglas County, Nevada, USA
17.7km (11.0 miles) ⓘSection 21 prospect, Mount Thompson (Thompson Peak), El Dorado County, California, USA
18.5km (11.5 miles) ⓘUncle Billy Rogers Mine (Uncle Billy Rogers claim; Billy Rogers claim; Brewers Mine; Altura Mine; Collossus Mine; Advance Mine), Burnside Lake, Hawkins Peak, Hope Valley Mining District, Alpine County, California, USA
19.1km (11.9 miles) ⓘRuby Hill Mine, Gardnerville Mining District, Pine Nut Mountains, Douglas County, Nevada, USA
19.5km (12.1 miles) ⓘLeviathan Mine, Leviathan Peak, Monitor - Mogul Mining District, Alpine County, California, USA
19.7km (12.2 miles) ⓘAlhambra Mine (Allumbra Mine; Wolframite Mine), Stevens Peak, Hope Valley Mining District, Alpine County, California, USA
20.0km (12.4 miles) ⓘMorning Star Mine (Curtz Mine; Ardis Mine), Mogul Peak, Monitor - Mogul Mining District, Alpine County, California, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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