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Pyrrhotite from
Greenhorn Mine (Greenhorn vein; Willow Creek Mines Inc.; Warren Brothers), French Gulch, French Gulch Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Shasta County, California, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Pyrrhotite
Formula:Fe1-xS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrrhotite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Greenhorn Mine (Greenhorn vein; Willow Creek Mines Inc.; Warren Brothers), French Gulch, French Gulch Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Shasta County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:672195
Long-form Identifier:1:3:672195:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrrhotite
15.0km (9.3 miles) ⓘIron Mountain Mine (Number 8; Confidence; Old Mine), Iron Mountain, Iron Mountain [town], West Shasta Copper - Zinc Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Shasta County, California, USA
23.5km (14.6 miles) ⓘSutro Mine, Bohemotash Mountain, Backbone District, West Shasta Copper - Zinc Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Shasta County, California, USA
33.8km (21.0 miles) ⓘChanchelulla Peak occurrence, Chanchelulla Peak, Trinity Mountains, Klamath Mountains, Trinity County, California, USA
34.5km (21.4 miles) ⓘBlack Diamond Mine (Black Diamond group; Black Diamond 1), Gray Rocks, East Shasta Copper - Zinc Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Shasta County, California, USA
38.2km (23.7 miles) ⓘHaley group (Minnie Haley group; Endless Chain A; Kane and Wilber group; Potter; Endless Chain and Missing Link), North Gray Rocks, East Shasta Copper - Zinc Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Shasta County, California, USA
38.2km (23.7 miles) ⓘKane and Wilbur claims, North Gray Rocks, East Shasta Copper - Zinc Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Shasta County, California, USA
60.7km (37.7 miles) ⓘBear Tooth Mine (Fischer Mine), Hoboken, New River Mining District, Salmon Mountains, Klamath Mountains, Trinity County, California, USA
69.1km (42.9 miles) ⓘHigh Grade and Teressa prospect (High Grade & Teressa prospect; Teresa prospect), Marysville, New River Mining District, Salmon Mountains, Klamath Mountains, Trinity County, California, USA
72.3km (44.9 miles) ⓘCallahan, Callahan Mining District (Scott River Mining District), Klamath Mountains, Siskiyou County, California, USA
72.5km (45.0 miles) ⓘLytle occurrence, Schneider Hill, Callahan Mining District (Scott River Mining District), Klamath Mountains, Siskiyou County, California, USA
References
Tucker, W. Burling (1924b), Copper resources of Shasta County: California Mining Bureau. Report 20: 428
Averill, Charles V. (1939), Mineral resources of Shasta County: California Division of Mines Report 35: 70
Lydon, Philip Andrew and O’Brien, J.C. (1974) Mines and mineral resources of Shasta County, California. California Division of Mines and Geology County Report 6, 154 pp.: 33-39
 
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