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Pyrite from
Copper Queen-Lucky Boy Mine (Copper Queen Mine), Summit 2347 meters, Nelson Range, Lee Mining District, Inyo 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 Copper Queen-Lucky Boy Mine (Copper Queen Mine), Summit 2347 meters, Nelson Range, Lee Mining District, Inyo County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:425233
Long-form Identifier:1:3:425233:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
12.0km (7.4 miles) ⓘSan Lucas Mine (Perseverance Mine), Cerro Gordo Peak, Cerro Gordo Mining District, Inyo Mts (Inyo Range), Inyo County, California, USA
12.8km (8.0 miles) ⓘCerro Gordo Mine, Cerro Gordo, Cerro Gordo Mining District, Inyo Mts (Inyo Range), Inyo County, California, USA
14.9km (9.3 miles) ⓘEstelle Mine (Troeger's tunnel), Cerro Gordo, Cerro Gordo Mining District, Inyo Mts (Inyo Range), Inyo County, California, USA
15.3km (9.5 miles) ⓘSanta Rosa Mine (Lee-Santa Rosa Mine; Santa Rosa Mines), Malpais Mesa, Inyo Mts (Inyo Range), Inyo County, California, USA
21.8km (13.5 miles) ⓘAmerican Flag Mine (Big Silver Mine ?), New York Butte (New York Peak), Inyo Mts (Inyo Range), Inyo County, California, USA
24.8km (15.4 miles) ⓘBronco Mine (Barranca Mine; Briton and Port), New York Butte (New York Peak), Inyo Mts (Inyo Range), Inyo County, California, USA
25.9km (16.1 miles) ⓘGold Standard Mine (Vega Mine), Beveridge, Beveridge Mining District, Inyo Mts (Inyo Range), Inyo County, California, USA
26.1km (16.2 miles) ⓘFairbanks Mine, Ruona group, Darwin, Darwin Mining District, Darwin Hills, Inyo County, California, USA
26.6km (16.5 miles) ⓘUnnamed Au-Ag-S-Fe occurrence [1], Harris Hill, Goldbelt Mining District, Cottonwood Mountains, Panamint Range (Panamint Mountains), Inyo County, California, USA
27.0km (16.8 miles) ⓘChristmas Gift Mine, Ophir Mountain, Darwin Mining District, Darwin Hills, Inyo County, California, USA
References
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