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Pyrite from
McClaren Mine (McClaren group; Trinity group; Trinity No. 1 claim; Mountain Bell claim), Stoveleg Gap, East Fork Mining District, Salmon Mountains, Klamath Mountains, Trinity 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 McClaren Mine (McClaren group; Trinity group; Trinity No. 1 claim; Mountain Bell claim), Stoveleg Gap, East Fork Mining District, Salmon Mountains, Klamath Mountains, Trinity County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:796582
Long-form Identifier:1:3:796582:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
8.8km (5.5 miles) ⓘGlobe Consolidated Mine (Bailey and Chloride Mine; Globe-Bailey-Chloride Mine; North Star claim; Globe Consolidated group; Bailey Mine; Chloride Mine; Moonlight claim; Brown Bear claim; Bailey group; Globe group), Dedrick, Canyon Creek Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Trinity County, California, USA
9.3km (5.8 miles) ⓘRalston Mine (Ralston group), Dedrick, Canyon Creek Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Trinity County, California, USA
10.3km (6.4 miles) ⓘMason and Thayer Mine (Galso group; Four Point; Black Diamond; Craig), Dedrick, Canyon Creek Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Trinity County, California, USA
14.1km (8.8 miles) ⓘUnnamed Au occurrence [33], Caesar Peak, Trinity Alps Mountains, Klamath Mountains, Trinity County, California, USA
14.6km (9.1 miles) ⓘPatillo property (Paul Patillo prospect; Snow Shoe; San Miguel; Montezuma), Weaver Bally lookout, Canyon Creek Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Trinity County, California, USA
23.5km (14.6 miles) ⓘDorleska Mine, Preachers Peak, Klamath Mountains, Trinity County, California, USA
25.4km (15.8 miles) ⓘSherwood Mine, Marysville, New River Mining District, Salmon Mountains, Klamath Mountains, Trinity County, California, USA
25.8km (16.1 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
30.0km (18.6 miles) ⓘUnnamed Au-Ag-Cu mine [1], Pettijohn Mountain, Minersville Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Trinity County, California, USA
31.3km (19.5 miles) ⓘDaisy Mine, Lewiston, Weaverville District, Klamath Mountains, Trinity County, California, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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