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Pyrite from
Michigan Bar Mines, Bridge House, Michigan Bar Mining District, Sacramento 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 Michigan Bar Mines, Bridge House, Michigan Bar Mining District, Sacramento County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:639966
Long-form Identifier:1:3:639966:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
10.9km (6.7 miles) ⓘCopper Hill Mine (Cosumnes Mine; Hobo Mine; Jackass shaft), Four Corners, Amador County, California, USA
13.9km (8.7 miles) ⓘRip and Tear Mine (Dodson), Flonellis, Latrobe Mining District, El Dorado County, California, USA
14.5km (9.0 miles) ⓘCothrin Mine (Cothain Mine), Ben Bolt, Deer Creek Mining District, El Dorado County, California, USA
15.5km (9.7 miles) ⓘSugar Loaf Mine, Brandon Corner, Shingle Springs Mining District, West Belt, El Dorado County, California, USA
16.9km (10.5 miles) ⓘSchleifer Mine, Brandon Corner, Shingle Springs Mining District, West Belt, El Dorado County, California, USA
18.8km (11.7 miles) ⓘFrench Creek Mine, Mount Aigare, Shingle Springs Mining District, West Belt, El Dorado County, California, USA
20.8km (12.9 miles) ⓘBig Canyon Mine (Oro Fino), Mount Aigare, Shingle Springs Mining District, West Belt, El Dorado County, California, USA
20.9km (13.0 miles) ⓘBernard property (Bernard Cinnabar Mine; Bernard claim; Amador Mine; Amador Quicksilver Mine), Brandon Corner, Shingle Springs Mining District, West Belt, El Dorado County, California, USA
21.0km (13.0 miles) ⓘVandalia Mine, Mount Aigare, Shingle Springs Mining District, West Belt, El Dorado County, California, USA
21.6km (13.4 miles) ⓘPlymouth Consolidated Mine (Plymouth Mine; New London Mine; Phoenix Mine; Empire Mine; Pacific Mine; Southerland claim; Oaks and Pacific claim; Simpson and Aden claim; Reese claim; Phoenix East claim; Plymouth claim; Reese and Woolford claim; Indiana claim [fractions]; Rising Star claim; Conville and Lode claim 5181; Beta claim), Plymouth, Jackson-Plymouth Mining District, Amador County, California, USA
References
Hanks, Henry Garber (1884), Fourth report of the State Mineralogist: California Mining Bureau. Report 4, 410 pp. (includes catalog of minerals of California pp. 63-410), and miscellaneous observations on mineral products): 181
Murdoch, Joseph; Webb, Robert Wallace (1966) Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966) - California Division of Mines and Geology, Bulletin 189. California Division of Mines and Geology. 559 pp.
 
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