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Pyrite from
Costa Ranch Mine, Pilot Hill, Pilot Hill Mining District, 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 Costa Ranch Mine, Pilot Hill, Pilot Hill Mining District, El Dorado County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:325733
Long-form Identifier:1:3:325733:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
2.0km (1.2 miles) ⓘCamel Back Mine (Camelback Mine; Voss Mine; Vose Mine), Pilot Hill, Pilot Hill Mining District, El Dorado County, California, USA
5.8km (3.6 miles) ⓘPioneer-Lilyama Mine (Lilyama Mine; Lilyama Extension Mine; Pioneer Mine; Little Emma Mine; Lilyama Copper and Gold Mine; Volo Mine), Pilot Hill, Pilot Hill Mining District, El Dorado County, California, USA
6.2km (3.8 miles) ⓘZantgraf Mine (Montauk Consolidated Zentgraf), Goose Flat, Rattlesnake Bar Mining District, El Dorado County, California, USA
6.7km (4.1 miles) ⓘLittle Banner Mine, Auburn, Ophir Mining District (Auburn Mining District; Duncan Hill Mining District), Placer County, California, USA
8.0km (5.0 miles) ⓘBig Buzzard Mine (Darrington Ranch; Buzzard; Hercules), Flagstaff Hill, Salmon Falls Mining District (Flagstaff Hill area), El Dorado County, California, USA
8.3km (5.2 miles) ⓘDavenport Mine, Auburn, Ophir Mining District (Auburn Mining District; Duncan Hill Mining District), Placer County, California, USA
8.7km (5.4 miles) ⓘCalifornia Mine (California deposit), Auburn, Ophir Mining District (Auburn Mining District; Duncan Hill Mining District), Placer County, California, USA
9.6km (6.0 miles) ⓘEclipse Consolidated Mine (Eclipse Mine; Morning Star claim), Auburn, Ophir Mining District (Auburn Mining District; Duncan Hill Mining District), Placer County, California, USA
9.6km (6.0 miles) ⓘRazzle Dazzle Mine, Ophir, Ophir Mining District (Auburn Mining District; Duncan Hill Mining District), Placer County, California, USA
10.1km (6.2 miles) ⓘMoore Mine, Duncan Hill, Auburn, Ophir Mining District (Auburn Mining District; Duncan Hill Mining District), Placer County, California, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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