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Pyrite from
Iron Chief Mine (Iron Chief deposit; Gray Eagle group; Messenger Mine), Eagle Mountain, Eagle Mountains Mining District (Monte Negro Mining District), Eagle Mountains, Riverside 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 Iron Chief Mine (Iron Chief deposit; Gray Eagle group; Messenger Mine), Eagle Mountain, Eagle Mountains Mining District (Monte Negro Mining District), Eagle Mountains, Riverside County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:331458
Long-form Identifier:1:3:331458:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
2.6km (1.6 miles) ⓘMission Sweet Mine, Eagle Mountain, Eagle Mountains Mining District (Monte Negro Mining District), Eagle Mountains, Riverside County, California, USA
5.3km (3.3 miles) ⓘEagle Mountain Mine (Eagle Mountain Iron Mine; Eagle Mountain Iron deposit; Kaiser Steel Corp.), Eagle Mountain, Eagle Mountains Mining District (Monte Negro Mining District), Eagle Mountains, Riverside County, California, USA
17.2km (10.7 miles) ⓘMission Mine (Mission Gold Mine; Mission Gold Mines; Huff-Lane Mine; Huff-Lane; Huff and Lane; Lone Star Group), Pinto Mountain, Riverside County, California, USA
17.3km (10.7 miles) ⓘMeek Mine (Thelma group; Desert Gold group), Pinto Mountain, Riverside County, California, USA
17.4km (10.8 miles) ⓘDuplex Mine (Standard-Duplex group), Pinto Mountain, Riverside County, California, USA
17.7km (11.0 miles) ⓘGolden Egg Mine, Pinto Mountain, Riverside County, California, USA
18.0km (11.2 miles) ⓘDesert King Mine (Big Cross claim; Desert King claim; Desert Mining Mine), Pinto Mountain, Riverside County, California, USA
18.2km (11.3 miles) ⓘGolden Rod Mine (Goldenrod Mine), Pinto Mountain, Riverside County, California, USA
18.9km (11.7 miles) ⓘMoose Mine, Pinto Mountain, Riverside County, California, USA
19.2km (11.9 miles) ⓘNumk prospect, Pinto Mountain, Riverside County, California, USA
References
CDMG OFR 94-11 " Mineral Land Classification of the Eastern Half of Riverside Co. CA"
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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