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Pyrite from
Polar Bear Mine (Chalcopyrite Mine), Schneider Hill, Callahan Mining District (Scott River Mining District), Klamath Mountains, Siskiyou 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 Polar Bear Mine (Chalcopyrite Mine), Schneider Hill, Callahan Mining District (Scott River Mining District), Klamath Mountains, Siskiyou County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:334565
Long-form Identifier:1:3:334565:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
3.2km (2.0 miles) ⓘCopper King Mine (Copper King claim), Schneider Hill, Callahan Mining District (Scott River Mining District), Klamath Mountains, Siskiyou County, California, USA
10.6km (6.6 miles) ⓘOro Grande Mining Company Mine (McKeen; Cummings; Shasta), Sugar Hill, Callahan Mining District (Scott River Mining District), Klamath Mountains, Siskiyou County, California, USA
14.2km (8.9 miles) ⓘUnnamed Au mine [48], Harmon, Klamath Mountains, Trinity County, California, USA
14.4km (8.9 miles) ⓘGold Mountain group, Mountain House, Klamath Mountains, Siskiyou County, California, USA
14.5km (9.0 miles) ⓘUnnamed Au mine [49], Harmon, Klamath Mountains, Trinity County, California, USA
16.3km (10.1 miles) ⓘDewey Mine (Dewey Gold Mines Trust), Mountain House, Klamath Mountains, Siskiyou County, California, USA
19.2km (11.9 miles) ⓘUnnamed Cu-Ag occurrence [1], Harmon, Klamath Mountains, Trinity County, California, USA
23.8km (14.8 miles) ⓘUnnamed Cu occurrence [3], Ramshorn Summit, Altoona Mining District, Trinity Mountains, Klamath Mountains, Trinity County, California, USA
26.3km (16.3 miles) ⓘPoeth Mine (Burner Mine; Liberty Mine; Wagner Mine), Coffee Creek Ranch, Coffee Mining District (Coffee Creek Mining District), Klamath Mountains, Trinity County, California, USA
26.5km (16.5 miles) ⓘGolden Jubilee Mine (Gold Jubilee Mine; Liberty Mine ?), Coffee Creek Ranch, Coffee Mining District (Coffee Creek Mining District), Klamath Mountains, Trinity County, California, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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