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Pyrite from
Unnamed Quartz-Ti occurrence [1], Big X Mountain, Claussenius, El Dorado County, California, USA


Locality type:Occurrence
Classification
Species:Pyrite
Formula:FeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Unnamed Quartz-Ti occurrence [1], Big X Mountain, Claussenius, El Dorado County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:864149
Long-form Identifier:1:3:864149:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
13.1km (8.1 miles) ⓘAlhambra Gold Mine (Alhambra Mine; Atlantic Mine), Spanish Flat, Spanish Flat Mining District, East Belt, El Dorado County, California, USA
14.0km (8.7 miles) ⓘHazel Creek Mine, East Belt, El Dorado County, California, USA
16.0km (9.9 miles) ⓘDevil Peak, Ralston Divide Mining District, Placer County, California, USA
16.2km (10.1 miles) ⓘKelsey Mine (Lady), Kelsey, Kelsey Mining District, El Dorado County, California, USA
17.0km (10.6 miles) ⓘSherman Mine, Placerville (Hangtown), Placerville Mining District, El Dorado County, California, USA
17.1km (10.7 miles) ⓘGentle Annie Mine (Accidental claim; Independence claim; Belle Humming-Bird claim; Poverty Point claim; Logan claim; McNeil claim; South Extension of Napier and Surplus claim; Sobrante claim; Lion claim; Jackson claim), Placerville (Hangtown), Placerville Mining District, El Dorado County, California, USA
17.2km (10.7 miles) ⓘGold Bug Mine (Silver Pine Mine; Priest Mine; Gold Bug Lode; Hattie Mine), Hangtown Gold Bug Park, Placerville (Hangtown), Placerville Mining District, El Dorado County, California, USA
18.1km (11.2 miles) ⓘEl Dorado Mine (Roosevelt), Garden Valley, Kelsey Mining District, El Dorado County, California, USA
18.1km (11.3 miles) ⓘBlack Oak Mine [1], Garden Valley, Kelsey Mining District, El Dorado County, California, USA
18.4km (11.5 miles) ⓘEclipse Mine, El Dorado County, California, USA
References
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