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Marcasite from
Edwards property (Panco No. 1; Chileno Valley; Bueno Chilano; Chileno Valley), Bently Ranch, Marshall, Marin County, California, USA


Locality type:Property
Classification
Species:Marcasite
Formula:FeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Marcasite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Edwards property (Panco No. 1; Chileno Valley; Bueno Chilano; Chileno Valley), Bently Ranch, Marshall, Marin County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:328391
Long-form Identifier:1:3:328391:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Marcasite
50.5km (31.4 miles) ⓘCalistoga Mine (Silverado Mine; Palisade Mine; Palisades Mine; Grigsby Mine), The Palisades [range], Calistoga, Napa County, California, USA
53.3km (33.1 miles) ⓘSt. Johns Mine (St. John Mine; Vallejo Mine; St. Johns Quicksilver Mine), Sulfur Springs Mountain, Vallejo, Solano County, California, USA
57.8km (35.9 miles) ⓘCorona Mines (Vallejo Mines), Twin Peaks, Calistoga, Napa County, California, USA
61.8km (38.4 miles) ⓘHelen Mine (Helen Mine group; Dead Broke Mine; American Mine), Castle Rock Springs, East Mayacmas Mining District, Lake County, California, USA
63.7km (39.6 miles) ⓘSocrates Mine, Castle Rock Springs area, West Mayacmas Mining District, Sonoma County, California, USA
79.4km (49.4 miles) ⓘRed Elephant Mine, Knoxville area, Knoxville Mining District, Lake County, California, USA
81.1km (50.4 miles) ⓘBaker Mine, Lower Lake, Sulphur Creek Mining District (Sulfur Creek Mining District; Wilbur Springs Mining District), Lake County, California, USA
81.1km (50.4 miles) ⓘRedington Mine (Boston Mine; Knoxville Mine; Excellsior Mine), Knoxville, Knoxville Mining District, Napa County, California, USA
81.3km (50.5 miles) ⓘMcLaughlin Mine (Manhattan Mine), Knoxville, Knoxville Mining District, Napa County, California, USA
83.7km (52.0 miles) ⓘReed Mine (California Mine; Royal Mine; Soda Springs Mine), Knoxville area, Knoxville Mining District, Coast Ranges, Yolo County, California, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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