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Pyrite from
Alpine Happy Thought Mine (Alpine Mine; Happy Thought Mine; Markleeville; Lewis), Loope (Monitor; Loopeville), Monitor - Mogul Mining District, 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 Happy Thought Mine (Alpine Mine; Happy Thought Mine; Markleeville; Lewis), Loope (Monitor; Loopeville), Monitor - Mogul Mining District, Alpine County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:323033
Long-form Identifier:1:3:323033:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
0.6km (0.4 miles) ⓘGlobe Mine (Laura Karner Mine; Hercules Mine), Colorado Hill, Loope (Monitor; Loopeville), Monitor - Mogul Mining District, Alpine County, California, USA
1.7km (1.1 miles) ⓘAdvance Mine (Zaca Mine; Zaca group; North Advance Mine; Collosus Mine; Colorado No. 2 Mine; Tarshish Mine), Colorado Hill, Loope (Monitor; Loopeville), Monitor - Mogul Mining District, Alpine County, California, USA
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘMonitor Mine, Loope (Monitor; Loopeville), Monitor - Mogul Mining District, Alpine County, California, USA
2.2km (1.3 miles) ⓘSilver Hill prospects, Loope (Monitor; Loopeville), Monitor - Mogul Mining District, Alpine County, California, USA
2.5km (1.5 miles) ⓘRed Gap Mine, Loope (Monitor; Loopeville), Monitor - Mogul Mining District, Alpine County, California, USA
2.8km (1.8 miles) ⓘMorning Star Mine (Curtz Mine; Ardis Mine), Mogul Peak, Monitor - Mogul Mining District, Alpine County, California, USA
3.6km (2.2 miles) ⓘB. and J. Mine, Loope (Monitor; Loopeville), Monitor - Mogul Mining District, Alpine County, California, USA
6.9km (4.3 miles) ⓘBalaklava Mine, Silver Mountain, Silver Mountain Mining District, Alpine County, California, USA
7.0km (4.4 miles) ⓘIsabella Mine, Silver Mountain, Silver Mountain Mining District, Alpine County, California, USA
7.1km (4.4 miles) ⓘI X L Mine (I.X.L. Mine; I.X.L. deposit; Ophir lode), IXL Canyon (I.X.L. Canyon), Silver Mountain, Silver Mountain Mining District, Alpine County, California, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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