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Pyrite from
Big Oak Tree Quartz Mine (Big Oak Tree Mine; Milford), Colfax, Colfax Mining District (Illinois Mining District), Placer 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 Big Oak Tree Quartz Mine (Big Oak Tree Mine; Milford), Colfax, Colfax Mining District (Illinois Mining District), Placer County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:330686
Long-form Identifier:1:3:330686:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
1.2km (0.7 miles) ⓘRising Sun Mine, Colfax, Colfax Mining District (Illinois Mining District), Placer County, California, USA
4.6km (2.8 miles) ⓘBear River Mine (Unnamed mine), New England Mills, Colfax Mining District (Illinois Mining District), Placer County, California, USA
7.4km (4.6 miles) ⓘRed Bird Consolidated Mine (Red Bird Cons.), New England Mills, Colfax Mining District (Illinois Mining District), Placer County, California, USA
7.6km (4.7 miles) ⓘBuena Vista Mine, New England Mills, Colfax Mining District (Illinois Mining District), Placer County, California, USA
7.7km (4.8 miles) ⓘVictory Mine (Russell and Phelps), Cape Horn, Colfax Mining District (Illinois Mining District), Placer County, California, USA
8.2km (5.1 miles) ⓘAnnie Laurie Mine, New England Mills, Colfax Mining District (Illinois Mining District), Placer County, California, USA
8.4km (5.2 miles) ⓘBauer Mine (Big Shady group), New England Mills, Colfax Mining District (Illinois Mining District), Placer County, California, USA
9.5km (5.9 miles) ⓘAlameda Mine, Weimar, Colfax Mining District (Illinois Mining District), Placer County, California, USA
9.9km (6.1 miles) ⓘNorambagua group (Norambagua Mine; Norambagua No. 2 Mine; Three Stevens; Three Sevens), Belle Union Mine, La Barr Meadows, Grass Valley Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
10.0km (6.2 miles) ⓘBlack Oak Mine, Weimar, Colfax Mining District (Illinois Mining District), Placer County, California, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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