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Pyrite from
Lone Star prospect, Iron Mountain, Iron Mountain [town], West Shasta Copper - Zinc Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Shasta County, California, USA


Locality type:Prospect
Classification
Species:Pyrite
Formula:FeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Lone Star prospect, Iron Mountain, Iron Mountain [town], West Shasta Copper - Zinc Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Shasta County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:333338
Long-form Identifier:1:3:333338:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
2.4km (1.5 miles) ⓘRichmond ore body, Iron Mountain Mine (Number 8; Confidence; Old Mine), Iron Mountain, Iron Mountain [town], West Shasta Copper - Zinc Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Shasta County, California, USA
2.5km (1.5 miles) ⓘHornet Mine, Iron Mountain [town], West Shasta Copper - Zinc Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Shasta County, California, USA
2.8km (1.8 miles) ⓘBusy Bee Mine (Calvin; Sugarloaf; Galvin Mine), Iron Mountain, Iron Mountain [town], West Shasta Copper - Zinc Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Shasta County, California, USA
2.9km (1.8 miles) ⓘMad Mule Mine (Banghart Mine; Doughart Mine), Mad Mule Mountain, French Gulch Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Shasta County, California, USA
3.6km (2.2 miles) ⓘIron Mountain Mine (Number 8; Confidence; Old Mine), Iron Mountain, Iron Mountain [town], West Shasta Copper - Zinc Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Shasta County, California, USA
3.7km (2.3 miles) ⓘLittle Nellie Mine (Bennington Mine; Alleghany Mine), Iron Mountain, Iron Mountain [town], West Shasta Copper - Zinc Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Shasta County, California, USA
3.8km (2.4 miles) ⓘEvening Star Mine [2] (Truscott Mine; Truscott vein; Emigrant Mine; Martin Mine; Bright Star Mine; Iron Mask Mine), Mad Mule Mountain, French Gulch Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Shasta County, California, USA
3.9km (2.4 miles) ⓘKing Copper group, Sugarloaf Mountain [3], West Shasta Copper - Zinc Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Shasta County, California, USA
4.0km (2.5 miles) ⓘGrab Mine (Western Consolidated group; Stowell Mine), Sugarloaf Mountain [3], West Shasta Copper - Zinc Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Shasta County, California, USA
4.2km (2.6 miles) ⓘEarly Bird Mine, Sugarloaf Mountain [3], 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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