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Pyrite from
Salton Sea Scientific Drilling project well, Salton Sea, Imperial County, California, USA


Locality type:Well
Classification
Species:Pyrite
Formula:FeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Salton Sea Scientific Drilling project well, Salton Sea, Imperial County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:565793
Long-form Identifier:1:3:565793:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
39.8km (24.7 miles) ⓘOrocopia Mine (Oro Copia Mine; Dos Palmas Mine; Fish Mine; Fish deposit; Black Jack claim), Dos Palmas District, Orocopia Mts (Dos Palmas Mts), Riverside County, California, USA
45.9km (28.5 miles) ⓘRed Cloud Mine, Pilot Mountain, Chuckwalla Mountains, Riverside County, California, USA
48.4km (30.1 miles) ⓘLost Pony Mine (Desert Center Mine), Pilot Mountain, Chuckwalla Mountains, Riverside County, California, USA
49.9km (31.0 miles) ⓘChuckwalla Tungsten Mine (Chuckawalla Tungsten Mine; Aztec claim), Aztec Well, Chuckwalla Mountains, Riverside County, California, USA
50.1km (31.1 miles) ⓘMorning Star Mine, Aztec Well, Chuckwalla Mountains, Riverside County, California, USA
50.1km (31.1 miles) ⓘC.O.D. Mine, Aztec Well, Chuckwalla Mountains, Riverside County, California, USA
51.7km (32.1 miles) ⓘGold King Mine, Aztec Well, Chuckwalla Mountains, Riverside County, California, USA
54.2km (33.7 miles) ⓘGranite Mine, Pilot Mountain, Chuckwalla Mountains, Riverside County, California, USA
60.0km (37.3 miles) ⓘMesquite District, Chocolate Mountains Mining District, Chocolate Mountains, Imperial County, California, USA
62.8km (39.1 miles) ⓘPaymaster Mine (Paymaster group; Complex Minerals; President claim; Flagpole group; Hazel claim; Emilia), Midway Well, Paymaster Mining District, Chocolate Mountains, Imperial County, California, USA
References
Econ Geol (1988) 83:511-523
 
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