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Marcasite from
Defender Mine, Pioneer, West Point Mining District, East Belt, Amador County, California, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Marcasite
Formula:FeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Pyrrhotite
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Marcasite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Defender Mine, Pioneer, West Point Mining District, East Belt, Amador County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:668342
Long-form Identifier:1:3:668342:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Marcasite
5.1km (3.1 miles) ⓘWest Point, West Point Mining District, East Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
10.3km (6.4 miles) ⓘForest Creek Mine, Wilseyville, West Point Mining District, East Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
20.9km (13.0 miles) ⓘOneida Mine, Martell, Jackson-Plymouth Mining District, Amador County, California, USA
43.9km (27.3 miles) ⓘDensmore & Young America Mine (Densmore Mine), Columbia, Columbia Mining District, East Belt, Tuolumne County, California, USA
56.3km (35.0 miles) ⓘWhitto Mine (Draper Mine; Drapier Mine), Soulsbyville, Soulsbyville & Confidence Mining District, East Belt, Tuolumne County, California, USA
56.7km (35.2 miles) ⓘBlack Oak Mine, Soulsbyville, Soulsbyville & Confidence Mining District, East Belt, Tuolumne County, California, USA
56.8km (35.3 miles) ⓘDreisam Mine, Arastraville, Soulsbyville & Confidence Mining District, East Belt, Tuolumne County, California, USA
56.9km (35.3 miles) ⓘLouisiana Mine (Louisiana group; Louisiana claim; Parker and Mason claim; Lebiation claim), Soulsbyville, Soulsbyville & Confidence Mining District, East Belt, Tuolumne County, California, USA
70.8km (44.0 miles) ⓘHathaway Mine (Buttes Mine), Ophir, Ophir Mining District (Auburn Mining District; Duncan Hill Mining District), Placer County, California, USA
84.2km (52.3 miles) ⓘLeviathan Mine, Leviathan Peak, Monitor - Mogul Mining District, Alpine County, California, USA
References
Tucker, W. Burling (1914), Amador County: California Mines Bureau Report 14: 27
Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 254
Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.
 
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