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Pyrite from
Yaegerr Mines (Yeager claim; Quartz), Trabuco Canyon [town], Orange 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 Yaegerr Mines (Yeager claim; Quartz), Trabuco Canyon [town], Orange County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:330624
Long-form Identifier:1:3:330624:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
2.4km (1.5 miles) ⓘWilhunt Mine (Morrow group; Wilhunt Lead - Silver Mine), Trabuco Canyon [town], Orange County, California, USA
5.0km (3.1 miles) ⓘOrtega Mine (Old Dominion Mine), Rancho Santa Margarita, Orange County, California, USA
11.6km (7.2 miles) ⓘBlue Light Mine (Harvey; Silverado; Dunlap Light Blue Mine), Silverado, Orange County, California, USA
17.8km (11.1 miles) ⓘCorona Lead-Zinc Mine, Corona, Riverside County, California, USA
19.0km (11.8 miles) ⓘIda-Leona Mine (Gavilan), Perris, Pinacate Mining District, Riverside County, California, USA
22.8km (14.1 miles) ⓘElectric Copper and Gold Mine, Wildomar, Riverside County, California, USA
38.5km (23.9 miles) ⓘJensen Quarry, Jurupa Mountains, Jurupa Valley, Riverside County, California, USA
39.0km (24.2 miles) ⓘCommercial Quarry, Sky Blue Hill, Crestmore quarries, Crestmore, Jurupa Valley, Riverside County, California, USA
50.2km (31.2 miles) ⓘTourmaline Queen Mountain (Pala Mtn; Queen Mtn), Pala, Pala Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
51.6km (32.1 miles) ⓘOceanview Mine (Oceanview adits; new Oceanview workings), Elizabeth R. Mine (Hazel W. claim), Chief Mountain, Pala, Pala Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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