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Pyrite from
Gold Bluff Mine (Fraction; New Year; Oregon; Gold Bluff No. 1 claim; Gold Bluff No. 1 Extension claim; Gold Bluff No. 1 Ext; Gold Bluff No. 2 Extension claim; Gold Bluff No. 2 Ext.; Gold Bluff 4 & 5 claims; Gold Bluff Placer claim; Gold Bluff No. 5 claim), Downieville, Downieville Mining District, Sierra 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 Gold Bluff Mine (Fraction; New Year; Oregon; Gold Bluff No. 1 claim; Gold Bluff No. 1 Extension claim; Gold Bluff No. 1 Ext; Gold Bluff No. 2 Extension claim; Gold Bluff No. 2 Ext.; Gold Bluff 4 & 5 claims; Gold Bluff Placer claim; Gold Bluff No. 5 claim), Downieville, Downieville Mining District, Sierra County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:333733
Long-form Identifier:1:3:333733:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘMexican group (Mexican Mine; Colorado; Golden Star; Mexican No. 1 & No. 2; South Fork), Downieville, Downieville Mining District, Sierra County, California, USA
8.0km (5.0 miles) ⓘEureka Mine, Eureka, Eureka Mining District, Sierra County, California, USA
9.4km (5.8 miles) ⓘCleveland Mine (Gray Eagle), Loganville, Sierra City Mining District, Sierra County, California, USA
9.7km (6.0 miles) ⓘUncle Sam Mine (Verrue; Keller; Yates; Simpson; North Fork Mine; Wisconsin Extension; Wisconsin Ext), Forest, Alleghany Mining District (Forest Mining District), Sierra County, California, USA
10.3km (6.4 miles) ⓘLost Treasure Mine (Comet vein; Lost Treasure vein), Old Mountain House, Alleghany Mining District (Forest Mining District), Sierra County, California, USA
10.7km (6.7 miles) ⓘMammoth Springs Mine (Contact Mine), Alleghany, Alleghany Mining District (Forest Mining District), Sierra County, California, USA
11.1km (6.9 miles) ⓘMayflower Mine, Alleghany, Alleghany Mining District (Forest Mining District), Sierra County, California, USA
11.2km (7.0 miles) ⓘSovereign Mine (Mascot Mine; Nevada vein; Yuba vein; Elanore vein), Loganville, Sierra City Mining District, Sierra County, California, USA
11.7km (7.3 miles) ⓘTomboy & Eureka Mine (Tomboy and Eureka), Old Mountain House, Alleghany Mining District (Forest Mining District), Sierra County, California, USA
11.9km (7.4 miles) ⓘMount Moriah Mine (Lawler), American Hill, American Hill Mining District, Sierra County, California, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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