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Pyrite from
McCarthey Lode Mine (Dublin Bay lode), Graniteville, Graniteville Mining District (Eureka 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 McCarthey Lode Mine (Dublin Bay lode), Graniteville, Graniteville Mining District (Eureka Mining District), Nevada County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:330263
Long-form Identifier:1:3:330263:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
0.7km (0.4 miles) ⓘErie Consolidated Lode Mine (Erie Con Lode), Graniteville, Graniteville Mining District (Eureka Mining District), Nevada County, California, USA
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘAncho Quartz Mine (Ancho Mine; Ancho claim; Erie claim; Ohio claim; Wheeling lode; Consolidaton of Ancho and Erie groups; Oliver and Holland; Dublin Bay Consolidated; Neuralgaline [Neuralgia] and Lane/Holland; Nevada; Wheeling; West Virginia; Nevada claim/Canton/Dandarine; Mc Carthy/Edison), Graniteville, Graniteville Mining District (Eureka Mining District), Nevada County, California, USA
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘRepublic Quartz Mine [1] (National group; National Quartz Mine; Republic Qtz.), Graniteville, Graniteville Mining District (Eureka Mining District), Nevada County, California, USA
3.5km (2.2 miles) ⓘBirchville Mine (Iowa Consolidated; Birchville claim; Iowa claim; Commercial claim; North Commercial claim; South Commercial claim; Wisconsin Gold and Silver claim), Graniteville, Graniteville Mining District (Eureka Mining District), Nevada County, California, USA
5.7km (3.5 miles) ⓘArctic group, Omega, Washington Mining District (Omega Mining District), Nevada County, California, USA
6.9km (4.3 miles) ⓘPlumbago Mine (Marion Mine; Croesus Mine; Standard Extension Mine; Crafts Clute Mine; Enterprise Mine; Hope Mine; Gold Beater Mine), Plumbago, Alleghany Mining District (Forest Mining District), Sierra County, California, USA
7.7km (4.8 miles) ⓘYuba Mine (Yuba Consolidated; Yuba Quartz Mine; Yuba Qtz; Yuba claim; Yuba River), Omega, Washington Mining District (Omega Mining District), Nevada County, California, USA
7.8km (4.9 miles) ⓘMaryland Mine, Minnesota Flat, Alleghany Mining District (Forest Mining District), Sierra County, California, USA
8.1km (5.0 miles) ⓘBlue Bell Quartz Mine (Blue Bell Qtz.; Blue Bell Gp.; Blue Bell Mine; German Cons.; German Mine), Omega, Washington Mining District (Omega Mining District), Nevada County, California, USA
8.2km (5.1 miles) ⓘAlpha-Omega Mines, Washington Mining District (Omega Mining District), Nevada County, California, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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