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Pyrite from
Copper King Mine (Hart Mine), Wildcat Mountain, Foothill Copper Belt, Fresno County, California, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Pyrite
Formula:FeS2
Comments:Abundant.
Abundance at site:Very common
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Copper King Mine (Hart Mine), Wildcat Mountain, Foothill Copper Belt, Fresno County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:325137
Long-form Identifier:1:3:325137:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
0.7km (0.4 miles) ⓘMount Sterling Mine, Wildcat Mountain, Foothill Copper Belt, Fresno County, California, USA
8.6km (5.3 miles) ⓘPost Oak Mine, Hughes Mountain, Fresno County, California, USA
17.7km (11.0 miles) ⓘEsquire No. 8 claim, Big Creek, Big Creek-Rush Creek Mining District, Fresno County, California, USA
17.8km (11.0 miles) ⓘEsquire No. 7 claim, Big Creek, Big Creek-Rush Creek Mining District, Fresno County, California, USA
18.7km (11.6 miles) ⓘForbes Property, Rush Creek, Big Creek-Rush Creek Mining District, Fresno County, California, USA
18.7km (11.6 miles) ⓘSilver Tip Claim, Rush Creek, Big Creek-Rush Creek Mining District, Fresno County, California, USA
20.7km (12.8 miles) ⓘFresno Mine (Heiskell Mine), Table Mountain Rancheria, Foothill Copper Belt, Fresno County, California, USA
38.2km (23.7 miles) ⓘGarnet Dike Mine, Crabtree, Fresno County, California, USA
51.6km (32.1 miles) ⓘJessie Belle Mine (Jesbel Mine; June Belle Mine [?]), Daulton group, Daulton, Daulton Mining District, Madera County, California, USA
59.1km (36.7 miles) ⓘI X L claim (I.X.L. claim), Ahwahnee, Madera County, California, USA
References
Logan, Clarence August, Lewis T. Braun & James W. Vernon (1951), Mines and mineral resources of Fresno County, California: California Journal of Mines and Geology: 47(3): 500-501
Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.
 
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