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Pyrite from
Morning Star Mine, Kessler Peak, Ivanpah Mountains, Ivanpah Mining District, San Bernardino 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 Morning Star Mine, Kessler Peak, Ivanpah Mountains, Ivanpah Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:783281
Long-form Identifier:1:3:783281:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
4.6km (2.9 miles) ⓘEvening Star Mine (Maynard Mine; Bernice group; Bernice Mine; Rex Tin Mine; Standard District; Blue Grass), Kessler Peak, Ivanpah Mountains, Ivanpah Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
13.6km (8.4 miles) ⓘMountain Pass Mine, Mountain Pass, Mountain Pass District, Clark Mts (Clark Mountain Range), San Bernardino County, California, USA
16.2km (10.1 miles) ⓘGarvanza Mine (American Tungsten Mining and Refining Company; Carbonate Mine), Drum Peak, Vanderbilt District (New York District), New York Mountains, San Bernardino County, California, USA
24.2km (15.0 miles) ⓘColosseum Mine (Colosseum Gorge prospect; Ivanpah Consolidated Mine; Glitter Gorge; Cal group), Clark Mountain, Clark Mountain District (Clark District), Clark Mts (Clark Mountain Range), San Bernardino County, California, USA
27.3km (17.0 miles) ⓘMammoth Mine, Clark Mountain, Clark Mountain District (Clark District), Clark Mts (Clark Mountain Range), San Bernardino County, California, USA
28.5km (17.7 miles) ⓘLucy Grey mine (Lucy Gray mine), Sunset Mining District, Clark County, Nevada, USA
32.8km (20.4 miles) ⓘConfidence Mine (Blue Rock Nos. 1-6 Mine), Columbia Mountain, Kelso District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
32.8km (20.4 miles) ⓘConfidence Mine (Confidence Copper Mine; Blue Rock Nos. 1-6 Mine), Columbia Mountain, Kelso District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
32.9km (20.4 miles) ⓘColumbia Mine (Columbia and Francis Mine; Macedonia Mine; Castor-Pollux Mine), Columbia Mountain, Kelso District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
33.0km (20.5 miles) ⓘColonel Sellers claim (Lucky Dutchman mine?), Crescent Mining District, New York Mountains, Clark County, Nevada, USA
References
Ronald Wynn Sheets, James R. Craig, Robert J. Bodnar (1995) Composition And Occurrence Of Electrum At The Morning Star Deposit, San Bernardino County, California: Evidence For Remobilization Of Gold And Silver. Canadian Mineralogist 33:137-151
 
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