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Pyrite from
Mesquite District, Chocolate Mountains Mining District, Chocolate Mountains, Imperial County, California, USA


Locality type:Mining District
Classification
Species:Pyrite
Formula:FeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Mesquite District, Chocolate Mountains Mining District, Chocolate Mountains, Imperial County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:325372
Long-form Identifier:1:3:325372:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Pyrite in this Region
Big Chief pit, Mesquite District, Chocolate Mountains Mining District, Chocolate Mountains, Imperial County, California, USA
Cherokee pit, Mesquite District, Chocolate Mountains Mining District, Chocolate Mountains, Imperial County, California, USA
Vista pit (Vista; Desert Gold and Aluminum Gold Delta), Mesquite District, Chocolate Mountains Mining District, Chocolate Mountains, Imperial County, California, USA
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
11.5km (7.1 miles) ⓘPaymaster Mine (Paymaster group; Complex Minerals; President claim; Flagpole group; Hazel claim; Emilia), Midway Well, Paymaster Mining District, Chocolate Mountains, Imperial County, California, USA
27.0km (16.8 miles) ⓘVista pit (Vista; Desert Gold and Aluminum Gold Delta), Mesquite District, Chocolate Mountains Mining District, Chocolate Mountains, Imperial County, California, USA
31.1km (19.3 miles) ⓘAmerican Girl Mine (Cargo Mine; Cargo Muchacho Mine), American Girl project, Obregon, Cargo Muchacho Mining District (Hedges Mining District; Ogilby Mining District), Cargo Muchacho Mountains, Imperial County, California, USA
32.1km (20.0 miles) ⓘBlossom Mine (Blossom shaft; Salamanca Consolidated Mine; Valencia No. 2 shaft; Valencia shaft), Obregon, Cargo Muchacho Mining District (Hedges Mining District; Ogilby Mining District), Cargo Muchacho Mountains, Imperial County, California, USA
32.2km (20.0 miles) ⓘGuadalupe Mine (Guadaloupe Mine), Obregon, Cargo Muchacho Mining District (Hedges Mining District; Ogilby Mining District), Cargo Muchacho Mountains, Imperial County, California, USA
32.4km (20.1 miles) ⓘPicacho Mine (Picacho Gold Mine; Goshen; Helen May; Tierra Rica; Mina Rica; St. George; California Gold King; Picacho Basin; Golden Rule; Venus; Jayne; Golden Casket; Dulciana; Mars), Picacho Peak, Picacho Mining District, Chocolate Mountains, Imperial County, California, USA
33.3km (20.7 miles) ⓘLittle Bear Mine, Big Bear and Little Bear Mine, Obregon, Cargo Muchacho Mining District (Hedges Mining District; Ogilby Mining District), Cargo Muchacho Mountains, Imperial County, California, USA
36.6km (22.8 miles) ⓘRiverview Mine, Imperial National Wildlife Refuge, Silver Mining District, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
40.4km (25.1 miles) ⓘGrand Central Mine, Trigo Mountains Mining District (Cibola Mining District), La Paz County, Arizona, USA
44.3km (27.6 miles) ⓘAmerican Flag Mine (Hidden Treasure claims), Mule Mountains District (Hodges Mountain District), Riverside County, California, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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