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Pyrite from
Kelly Mine, Randsburg, Kern 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 Kelly Mine, Randsburg, Kern County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:327658
Long-form Identifier:1:3:327658:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
1.0km (0.7 miles) ⓘKing Solomon Mine (King Soloman; King Solomon Soloman; King Solomon claim; Ashford Mine; Magpie claim; Nosser claim; Blind claim), Butte Mine (Big Four; Big Butte; Butte lode), Randsburg, Kern County, California, USA
1.5km (1.0 miles) ⓘTreasure Hill Mine, Johannesburg, Johannesburg District, Kern County, California, USA
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘMonarch-Rand Mine (Monarch Rand group; Jersey Lily group of claims), Johannesburg, Johannesburg District, Kern County, California, USA
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘMispah-Montana claims (Montana Fraction claim; Mispah Extension claim), Johannesburg, Johannesburg District, Kern County, California, USA
6.1km (3.8 miles) ⓘAmerican Gold and Tungsten Mine (Top Notch), Atolia, Atolia Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
18.0km (11.2 miles) ⓘApache Mine (Holland), Black Mountain, El Paso Mountains District, Kern County, California, USA
20.5km (12.8 miles) ⓘSmith Mine (Schmidt; Iron Hat), Black Mountain, El Paso Mountains District, Kern County, California, USA
21.6km (13.4 miles) ⓘRed Wing Mine, Ridgecrest (Crumville), Rademacher Mining District, Kern County, California, USA
21.8km (13.6 miles) ⓘLost Keys Mine, Ridgecrest (Crumville), Rademacher Mining District, Kern County, California, USA
22.3km (13.8 miles) ⓘLehigh Valley group, Ridgecrest (Crumville), Rademacher Mining District, Kern County, California, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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