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Pyrite from
Delta Consolidated Mine (Delta Mine), Dog Creek Mountain, Dog Creek Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Shasta 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 Delta Consolidated Mine (Delta Mine), Dog Creek Mountain, Dog Creek Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Shasta County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:333128
Long-form Identifier:1:3:333128:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
12.3km (7.6 miles) ⓘBoulder Creek Mine (Schlosser Mine), Gibson, Klamath Mountains, Shasta County, California, USA
15.4km (9.6 miles) ⓘGraves group (Summit), Bohemotash Mountain, Backbone District, West Shasta Copper - Zinc Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Shasta County, California, USA
15.6km (9.7 miles) ⓘSutro Mine, Bohemotash Mountain, Backbone District, West Shasta Copper - Zinc Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Shasta County, California, USA
17.2km (10.7 miles) ⓘGolinsky Mine (Little Backbone Mine; Backbone Mine; Golinski Mine), Mammoth Butte, Backbone District, West Shasta Copper - Zinc Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Shasta County, California, USA
17.2km (10.7 miles) ⓘBackbone Mine, Mammoth Butte, Backbone District, West Shasta Copper - Zinc Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Shasta County, California, USA
17.9km (11.1 miles) ⓘMammoth Mine (Mammoth Copper Company; Anderson Mine; Mayflower Mine; Sheridan Mine; Gillispie Mine), Copper Crest group, Mammoth Butte, Backbone District, West Shasta Copper - Zinc Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Shasta County, California, USA
18.7km (11.6 miles) ⓘFriday-Lowden group, Mammoth Butte, Backbone District, West Shasta Copper - Zinc Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Shasta County, California, USA
18.7km (11.6 miles) ⓘColma group, Mammoth Butte, Backbone District, West Shasta Copper - Zinc Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Shasta County, California, USA
19.8km (12.3 miles) ⓘAkers group, Mammoth Butte, Backbone District, West Shasta Copper - Zinc Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Shasta County, California, USA
20.7km (12.8 miles) ⓘGreat Verde Mine (Vulcan Mine), Mammoth Butte, Backbone District, West Shasta Copper - Zinc Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Shasta County, California, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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