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Pyrite from
Alhambra Gold Mine (Alhambra Mine; Atlantic Mine), Spanish Flat, Spanish Flat Mining District, East Belt, El Dorado 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 Alhambra Gold Mine (Alhambra Mine; Atlantic Mine), Spanish Flat, Spanish Flat Mining District, East Belt, El Dorado County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:325543
Long-form Identifier:1:3:325543:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
5.2km (3.2 miles) ⓘKelsey Mine (Lady), Kelsey, Kelsey Mining District, El Dorado County, California, USA
5.3km (3.3 miles) ⓘEl Dorado Mine (Roosevelt), Garden Valley, Kelsey Mining District, El Dorado County, California, USA
6.1km (3.8 miles) ⓘBlack Oak Mine [1], Garden Valley, Kelsey Mining District, El Dorado County, California, USA
8.7km (5.4 miles) ⓘGentle Annie Mine (Accidental claim; Independence claim; Belle Humming-Bird claim; Poverty Point claim; Logan claim; McNeil claim; South Extension of Napier and Surplus claim; Sobrante claim; Lion claim; Jackson claim), Placerville (Hangtown), Placerville Mining District, El Dorado County, California, USA
8.8km (5.5 miles) ⓘRosecranz Mine (Rosecrans; Rose Crans), Garden Valley Area West, Greenwood District, Northwest Segment Mother Lode, El Dorado County, California, USA
9.2km (5.7 miles) ⓘGold Bug Mine (Silver Pine Mine; Priest Mine; Gold Bug Lode; Hattie Mine), Hangtown Gold Bug Park, Placerville (Hangtown), Placerville Mining District, El Dorado County, California, USA
9.8km (6.1 miles) ⓘSherman Mine, Placerville (Hangtown), Placerville Mining District, El Dorado County, California, USA
10.3km (6.4 miles) ⓘBeebe Mine (Iowa claim; Woodside-Eureka claim; Brooklyn claim; East Lode claim), Georgetown, Georgetown District, East Segment Mother Lode, El Dorado County, California, USA
10.8km (6.7 miles) ⓘEclipse Mine, El Dorado County, California, USA
11.1km (6.9 miles) ⓘPacific Quartz Mine (Pacific Mine), Placerville (Hangtown), Placerville Mining District, El Dorado County, California, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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