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Pyrite from
Eagle Mountain Mine (Eagle Mountain Iron Mine; Eagle Mountain Iron deposit; Kaiser Steel Corp.), Eagle Mountain, Eagle Mountains Mining District (Monte Negro Mining District), Eagle Mountains, Riverside County, California, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Pyrite
Formula:FeS2
Comments:Constitutes up to 15% of the Fe ore.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Eagle Mountain Mine (Eagle Mountain Iron Mine; Eagle Mountain Iron deposit; Kaiser Steel Corp.), Eagle Mountain, Eagle Mountains Mining District (Monte Negro Mining District), Eagle Mountains, Riverside County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:668792
Long-form Identifier:1:3:668792:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
5.3km (3.3 miles) ⓘIron Chief Mine (Iron Chief deposit; Gray Eagle group; Messenger Mine), Eagle Mountain, Eagle Mountains Mining District (Monte Negro Mining District), Eagle Mountains, Riverside County, California, USA
7.9km (4.9 miles) ⓘMission Sweet Mine, Eagle Mountain, Eagle Mountains Mining District (Monte Negro Mining District), Eagle Mountains, Riverside County, California, USA
20.8km (12.9 miles) ⓘMeek Mine (Thelma group; Desert Gold group), Pinto Mountain, Riverside County, California, USA
21.0km (13.0 miles) ⓘDuplex Mine (Standard-Duplex group), Pinto Mountain, Riverside County, California, USA
21.0km (13.0 miles) ⓘMission Mine (Mission Gold Mine; Mission Gold Mines; Huff-Lane Mine; Huff-Lane; Huff and Lane; Lone Star Group), Pinto Mountain, Riverside County, California, USA
21.6km (13.4 miles) ⓘGolden Egg Mine, Pinto Mountain, Riverside County, California, USA
21.6km (13.4 miles) ⓘGolden Rod Mine (Goldenrod Mine), Pinto Mountain, Riverside County, California, USA
21.7km (13.5 miles) ⓘDesert King Mine (Big Cross claim; Desert King claim; Desert Mining Mine), Pinto Mountain, Riverside County, California, USA
22.2km (13.8 miles) ⓘGranite Mine, Pilot Mountain, Chuckwalla Mountains, Riverside County, California, USA
22.3km (13.8 miles) ⓘMoose Mine, Pinto Mountain, Riverside County, California, USA
References
Dubois, R.L. and R.W. Brummett (1968) Geology of the Eagle Mountain area. In Ore Deposits of the United States, 1933-1962. The Graton-Sales volume, New York. A.I.M.E.: 1604.
Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.
 
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