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Pyrite from
Dunderburg Mine (Dunderberg Mine), Dunderberg Peak (Castle Peak), Castle Peak Mining District, Mono 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 Dunderburg Mine (Dunderberg Mine), Dunderberg Peak (Castle Peak), Castle Peak Mining District, Mono County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:329450
Long-form Identifier:1:3:329450:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
8.3km (5.1 miles) ⓘGoleta Consolidated Mine (Goleta Mine; Copper Mountain Mine), Copper Mountain, Jordan Mining District, Mono County, California, USA
9.2km (5.7 miles) ⓘParrett Mine (Bonanza claim; Don Alvadore No. 2 claim), Mount Scowden, Homer Mining District (May Lundy Mining District; Lundy Mining District), Mono County, California, USA
9.3km (5.8 miles) ⓘHomer Mining and Milling Mine (Wasatch Mine 130; Unidentified mine 129; Wolverine; Homer Mining and Milling property; Nioma Wasatch Gold Hill claims), Mount Scowden, Homer Mining District (May Lundy Mining District; Lundy Mining District), Mono County, California, USA
11.1km (6.9 miles) ⓘMay Lundy Mine (Crystal Lake Mine), Mount Scowden, Homer Mining District (May Lundy Mining District; Lundy Mining District), Mono County, California, USA
18.5km (11.5 miles) ⓘTioga Mine (Homestake Mine), Bennettville, Tioga Mining District, Mono County, California, USA
18.8km (11.7 miles) ⓘSeptember claims (September Holding & Hillen), Bennettville, Tioga Mining District, Mono County, California, USA
25.1km (15.6 miles) ⓘBodie Mine (Bodie project), Bodie, Bodie Mining District, Bodie Hills, Mono County, California, USA
30.5km (19.0 miles) ⓘPittsburg-Liberty Mine (Pittsburg claim; Pittsburg No. 2 claim; Liberty claim; Liberty No. 2 claim), New York Hill, Masonic Mining District, Bodie Hills, Mono County, California, USA
30.7km (19.1 miles) ⓘSerita Mine, New York Hill, Masonic Mining District, Bodie Hills, Mono County, California, USA
32.5km (20.2 miles) ⓘMaybell Mine, Masonic, Masonic Mining District, Bodie Hills, Mono County, California, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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