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Pyrite from
Champion Mine, White Mountain Peak, White Mountains, Mono County, California, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Pyrite
Formula:FeS2
Comments:Abundant.
Abundance at site:Common
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Trolleite1
Scorzalite1
Natroalunite1
Augelite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Champion Mine, White Mountain Peak, White Mountains, Mono County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:8995
Long-form Identifier:1:3:8995:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
12.6km (7.9 miles) ⓘHuebner group (Huebner group of mines), Hammil, Hammil Valley, Mono County, California, USA
18.0km (11.2 miles) ⓘBeckman Mine, Banner Ridge, Chidago Mining District, Benton Range, Mono County, California, USA
18.1km (11.3 miles) ⓘChance Mine, Casa Diablo Mountain, Chidago Mining District, Benton Range, Mono County, California, USA
18.6km (11.6 miles) ⓘBlack Rock Mine (Black Rock Tungsten deposit), Black Rock Canyon, Banner Ridge, Chidago Mining District, Benton Range, Mono County, California, USA
20.5km (12.8 miles) ⓘLone Star Mine (St. Ives group), Banner Ridge, Chidago Mining District, Benton Range, Mono County, California, USA
20.8km (12.9 miles) ⓘCasa Diablo Mine (Casa Diablo Quicksilver Mine), Casa Diablo Mountain, Chidago Mining District, Benton Range, Mono County, California, USA
21.1km (13.1 miles) ⓘLong Chance & Vanelmart Mine (Long Chance Mine; Vanelmart Mine; Last Chance Mine), Banner Ridge, Chidago Mining District, Benton Range, Mono County, California, USA
21.2km (13.2 miles) ⓘGold Wedge Mine (Gold Webb Mine), Banner Ridge, Chidago Mining District, Benton Range, Mono County, California, USA
21.6km (13.4 miles) ⓘTower Mine, Banner Ridge, Chidago Mining District, Benton Range, Mono County, California, USA
23.3km (14.5 miles) ⓘGold Crown Mine, Banner Ridge, Chidago Mining District, Benton Range, Mono County, California, USA
References
Gross, E.B. and Parwel, A. (1968) Rutile mineralization at the White Mountain andalusite deposit, California. Arkiv för Mineralogie och Geologi 4, No. 29: 493-497
Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.
 
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