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Pyrite from
Blue Moon Mine (Porcupine Mine; Blue Cloud Mine; Red Cloud Mine; Percupine Mine; American Eagle Mine; Bullion Hill Mine), Quartzburg, Hornitos Mining District, West Belt, Mariposa 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 Blue Moon Mine (Porcupine Mine; Blue Cloud Mine; Red Cloud Mine; Percupine Mine; American Eagle Mine; Bullion Hill Mine), Quartzburg, Hornitos Mining District, West Belt, Mariposa County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:328457
Long-form Identifier:1:3:328457:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
3.8km (2.4 miles) ⓘSilver Lead Mine (St. Gabriel and Honeycomb Mine; Silver Lead & Margaretta Mine; Silver Lead claim; Margaretta claim; St. Gabriel claim; Honeycomb claim), Quartzburg, Hornitos Mining District, West Belt, Mariposa County, California, USA
4.1km (2.5 miles) ⓘUnnamed Au prospect [15], Quartzburg, Hornitos Mining District, West Belt, Mariposa County, California, USA
4.1km (2.5 miles) ⓘUnnamed Au property [55], Quartzburg, Hornitos Mining District, West Belt, Mariposa County, California, USA
5.2km (3.3 miles) ⓘWashington Mine (Red Cloud Mine; Johnny Lind Mine; Jenny Lind Mine), Hornitos, Hornitos Mining District, West Belt, Mariposa County, California, USA
6.6km (4.1 miles) ⓘAkoz Mine (Asposozien Mine; B.A.B. Mine; Radium Mine), Webb Station, West Belt, Mariposa County, California, USA
7.0km (4.3 miles) ⓘHorseshoe II Mine, Williams Peak, Hunter Valley Mining District, West Belt, Mariposa County, California, USA
7.6km (4.7 miles) ⓘA. J. Burkhart Mine, Williams Peak, Hunter Valley Mining District, West Belt, Mariposa County, California, USA
7.6km (4.7 miles) ⓘNumber Nine Mine (Yosemite Ginaca Mine; Bill Jones and McCall Mine), Quartzburg, Hornitos Mining District, West Belt, Mariposa County, California, USA
7.7km (4.8 miles) ⓘMount Gaines Mine (Frenchman Mine; Bearfield Mine; Barfield Mine; Mount Gaines Gold Mine), Quartzburg, Hornitos Mining District, West Belt, Mariposa County, California, USA
8.0km (5.0 miles) ⓘCotton Creek Mine, Williams Peak, Hunter Valley Mining District, West Belt, Mariposa County, California, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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