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Pyrite from
Stanislaus Mine, Carson Hill Gold Mining Company Mines (Carson Hill Mines), Melones, Carson Hill Mining District (Melones Mining District), Calaveras County, California, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Pyrite
Formula:FeS2
Comments:Slender needles.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Stanislaus Mine, Carson Hill Gold Mining Company Mines (Carson Hill Mines), Melones, Carson Hill Mining District (Melones Mining District), Calaveras County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:617583
Long-form Identifier:1:3:617583:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
0.1km (0.1 miles) ⓘCarson Hill Gold Mining Company Mines (Carson Hill Mines), Melones, Carson Hill Mining District (Melones Mining District), Calaveras County, California, USA
0.6km (0.4 miles) ⓘCarson Hill Mine (Carson Hill Surface Mine), Melones, Carson Hill Mining District (Melones Mining District), Calaveras County, California, USA
0.9km (0.5 miles) ⓘCarson Hill, Carson Hill Mining District (Melones Mining District), Calaveras County, California, USA
1.4km (0.9 miles) ⓘWhittle Mine, Carson Hill, Carson Hill Mining District (Melones Mining District), Calaveras County, California, USA
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘHardy Mine (Hardy claim; McCreight Reed claim), Carson Hill, Carson Hill Mining District (Melones Mining District), Calaveras County, California, USA
2.3km (1.4 miles) ⓘPatsy Bob Mine (Patsy Rob; Rio Vista), Melones, Carson Hill Mining District (Melones Mining District), Calaveras County, California, USA
2.4km (1.5 miles) ⓘBown Mine (Brown Mine), Tuttletown, Tuttletown Mining District, Tuolumne County, California, USA
2.7km (1.6 miles) ⓘNorwegian Mine, Tuttletown, Tuttletown Mining District, Tuolumne County, California, USA
3.6km (2.2 miles) ⓘChileno Mine (Chilena), Carrington group (Bluett; Bluett and McCoddle; Stenchfield; Street Extension; Pine Tree; Last Chance A), Tuttletown, Tuttletown Mining District, Tuolumne County, California, USA
4.0km (2.5 miles) ⓘClaude Mine (Cloud Mine), Angels Camp, Angels Camp Mining District, Calaveras County, California, USA
References
Genth F A (1868) Contributions to mineralogy - No. VII, The American Journal of Science and Arts, 95, 305-321
Jackson, Abraham Wendell, Jr. (1886), Mineralogical contributions: California Academy of Science, 1st. series, Bulletin 4: 365
Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.
 
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