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Pyrite from
Scotty Wilson Mine, Big Bear City, Bear Valley District, San Bernardino 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 Scotty Wilson Mine, Big Bear City, Bear Valley District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:332377
Long-form Identifier:1:3:332377:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
2.1km (1.3 miles) ⓘIndependence Mine No. 1 (Independence Mine), Big Bear City, Bear Valley District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
5.8km (3.6 miles) ⓘMohawk group, Silver Peak [1], Blackhawk District (Silver Reef District), San Bernardino County, California, USA
16.3km (10.1 miles) ⓘWhite Knob Quarry, Lucerne Valley, Lucerne Valley Limestone District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
33.7km (20.9 miles) ⓘJohnson Mine [1], Red Hill, Fry Mountains, Ord Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
44.3km (27.5 miles) ⓘMorris Lode Mine (Ancho Mine; Hondo Mine; Expansion Mine; Van Buren group; Rincon; Morris Lode deposit), Argos Mountain, Lava Beds District (Newberry District), Lava Bed Mountains, San Bernardino County, California, USA
44.5km (27.6 miles) ⓘOrd Mountain Mine (Ord Mountain Mine System; Ord Mine; Ord Mountain deposits; Osborn; Rio Vista claim; Brilliant claim; Josephine claim; Belgium claim; Copper Junction claim), Ord Mountain, Ord Mountains, Ord Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
45.6km (28.3 miles) ⓘCopper Strand Mine (Independence Mine; Henry and Lee Mine; Haney and Lee), Rodman Mountains high point, Rodman Mountains, Belleville Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
53.7km (33.4 miles) ⓘBranch Mine (Del Oro; El Oro; Branch; Four Brothers; Whatnot), Silver Mountain, Oro Grande Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
53.8km (33.5 miles) ⓘBranch Mine (Del Oro; Whatnot; Four Brothers), Silver Mountain, Oro Grande Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
54.8km (34.1 miles) ⓘCommercial Quarry, Sky Blue Hill, Crestmore quarries, Crestmore, Jurupa Valley, Riverside County, California, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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