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Pyrrhotite from
Alhambra Mine (Allumbra Mine; Wolframite Mine), Stevens Peak, Hope Valley Mining District, Alpine County, California, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Pyrrhotite
Formula:Fe1-xS
Comments:Occurs with other sulphides.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrrhotite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Alhambra Mine (Allumbra Mine; Wolframite Mine), Stevens Peak, Hope Valley Mining District, Alpine County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:647345
Long-form Identifier:1:3:647345:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrrhotite
48.9km (30.4 miles) ⓘRed Canyon claims (NBMG sample site No. 4405), Red Canyon Mining District, Pine Nut Mountains, Douglas County, Nevada, USA
57.7km (35.9 miles) ⓘBelden Mine, Barton, West Point Mining District, East Belt, Amador County, California, USA
57.9km (36.0 miles) ⓘLockwood Mine (Mina Rica Mine), Bummerville, West Point Mining District, East Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
58.1km (36.1 miles) ⓘForest Creek Mine, Wilseyville, West Point Mining District, East Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
59.1km (36.7 miles) ⓘBlazing Star Mine (Water Lily Mine), Bummerville, West Point Mining District, East Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
60.5km (37.6 miles) ⓘWest Point, West Point Mining District, East Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
60.7km (37.7 miles) ⓘDefender Mine, Pioneer, West Point Mining District, East Belt, Amador County, California, USA
61.1km (38.0 miles) ⓘKimball group (Lucky Strike claim [or Pioneer Luck Strike claim]), Pioneer, West Point Mining District, East Belt, Amador County, California, USA
61.1km (38.0 miles) ⓘBuckskin Mine, Buckskin Mining District (Smith Valley Mining District), Buckskin Range, Douglas County, Nevada, USA
62.5km (38.8 miles) ⓘCalaveras-Columbus Mine (Columbus; Amador-Columbus), West Point, West Point Mining District, East Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
References
Goodwin, Joseph Grant (1957) Lead and zinc in California. California Journal of Mines and Geology, Division of Mines: 53(3&4): 413-414
Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.
 
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