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Pyrite from
Delhi Mine (Consolidated/Last Chance/Excelsior), Delhi - St. Gothard Consolidated Mine (Delhi - St. Gothard Mine), Columbia Hill, North Columbia Mining District (Columbia Hill Mining District), Nevada 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 Delhi Mine (Consolidated/Last Chance/Excelsior), Delhi - St. Gothard Consolidated Mine (Delhi - St. Gothard Mine), Columbia Hill, North Columbia Mining District (Columbia Hill Mining District), Nevada County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:330003
Long-form Identifier:1:3:330003:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
5.2km (3.3 miles) ⓘSan Juan Mine (San Juan Ridge Mine), North Columbia, North Columbia Mining District (Columbia Hill Mining District), Nevada County, California, USA
6.7km (4.2 miles) ⓘFern Leaf claim (Cleveland claim), Camptonville, Camptonville Mining District, Yuba County, California, USA
7.9km (4.9 miles) ⓘNorth Bloomfield Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
11.5km (7.2 miles) ⓘBlue Tent Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
11.7km (7.3 miles) ⓘKate Hardy Mine (Hawn Mine; Derelict Mine; Kate Hardy Mine and mill), Old Mountain House, Alleghany Mining District (Forest Mining District), Sierra County, California, USA
12.2km (7.6 miles) ⓘMoores Flat Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
12.4km (7.7 miles) ⓘRandolph Mine (Western Merger), Blue Tent, Blue Tent Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
12.5km (7.8 miles) ⓘKenton Mine (Kenton Annex; King Solomon Mine), Mack House, Alleghany Mining District (Forest Mining District), Sierra County, California, USA
12.7km (7.9 miles) ⓘRoye-Sum Mine, Mack House, Alleghany Mining District (Forest Mining District), Sierra County, California, USA
12.8km (8.0 miles) ⓘOriental Mine (Alta Mine), 16 to 1 Mine (Sixteen-to-One Mine; Original Sixteen-to-One Mine), Alleghany, Alleghany Mining District (Forest Mining District), Sierra County, California, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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