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Pyrite from
Mokelumne River, Amador County, California, USA


Locality type:River
Classification
Species:Pyrite
Formula:FeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Mokelumne River, Amador County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:862579
Long-form Identifier:1:3:862579:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
4.1km (2.5 miles) ⓘBoston Mine (Boston Consolidated; Esperanza), Mokelumne Hill, Mokelumne Hill Mining District, East Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
4.5km (2.8 miles) ⓘBuffalo-What-Cheer Mines, Mokelumne Hill, Mokelumne Hill Mining District, East Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
5.2km (3.2 miles) ⓘZeile Mine (Zeila Mine; Coney and Bigelow claim; Blue Jacket claim; Tims Corner tailings pile), Jackson, Jackson-Plymouth Mining District, Amador County, California, USA
5.2km (3.3 miles) ⓘGwin Mine (Paloma Mine; Gwin Extension No. 1 Mine), Paloma, Paloma Mining District, Calaveras County, California, USA
7.4km (4.6 miles) ⓘPodesta Mine, Clinton (Irishtown), Pine Grove Mining District, East Belt, Amador County, California, USA
7.9km (4.9 miles) ⓘKennedy Mine, Martell, Jackson-Plymouth Mining District, Amador County, California, USA
8.0km (5.0 miles) ⓘArgonaut Mine (Pioneer Mine; Sunset), Martell, Jackson-Plymouth Mining District, Amador County, California, USA
8.3km (5.2 miles) ⓘBright Star Mine (Black Cat Mine; Bright Star claim; American claim; July Find claim; Gold Bulger claim; Jacquin claim; Hill Top claim), Rich Gulch, Rich Gulch Mining District, East Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
8.9km (5.5 miles) ⓘIlex Mine (Anglo-Saxon Mine; Tiger Mine), Rich Gulch, Rich Gulch Mining District, East Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
8.9km (5.6 miles) ⓘOneida Mine, Martell, Jackson-Plymouth Mining District, Amador County, California, USA
References
George, D. R. (1951) Thorite from California, a new occurrence and variety. American Mineralogist, 36 (1-2) 129-132
 
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