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Pyrite from
May Lundy Mine (Crystal Lake Mine), Mount Scowden, Homer Mining District (May Lundy Mining District; Lundy Mining District), Mono County, California, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Pyrite
Formula:FeS2
Comments:Both auriferous and non-auriferous.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view May Lundy Mine (Crystal Lake Mine), Mount Scowden, Homer Mining District (May Lundy Mining District; Lundy Mining District), Mono County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:329575
Long-form Identifier:1:3:329575:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
1.9km (1.2 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
2.0km (1.2 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
7.4km (4.6 miles) ⓘTioga Mine (Homestake Mine), Bennettville, Tioga Mining District, Mono County, California, USA
7.7km (4.8 miles) ⓘSeptember claims (September Holding & Hillen), Bennettville, Tioga Mining District, Mono County, California, USA
8.5km (5.3 miles) ⓘGoleta Consolidated Mine (Goleta Mine; Copper Mountain Mine), Copper Mountain, Jordan Mining District, Mono County, California, USA
11.1km (6.9 miles) ⓘDunderburg Mine (Dunderberg Mine), Dunderberg Peak (Castle Peak), Castle Peak Mining District, Mono County, California, USA
32.5km (20.2 miles) ⓘBodie Mine (Bodie project), Bodie, Bodie Mining District, Bodie Hills, Mono County, California, USA
37.5km (23.3 miles) ⓘBuckskin Mine, Snow Lake, Emigrant Basin, Tuolumne County, California, USA
38.7km (24.1 miles) ⓘAgnew Meadow Mine (Agnew Meadow Manganese prospect/deposit; Mammoth Lakes), Olaine Lake, Agnew Meadows, Madera County, California, USA
39.7km (24.6 miles) ⓘBeasore claims, Beck Lakes, Red Top Mountain, Minarets Mining District (Mountain Mining District; Raymond Mining District; Minaret Mining District), Ritter Range, Madera County, California, USA
References
Emmons, S. F., Becker, G. F. (1885) Statistics and Technology of the Precious Metals. Bureau of the Census.
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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