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Pyrite from
Banner Blue Gravel placer (Big Bend), Mountain Ranch, Mountain Ranch Mining District, East Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA


Locality type:Placer
Classification
Species:Pyrite
Formula:FeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Banner Blue Gravel placer (Big Bend), Mountain Ranch, Mountain Ranch Mining District, East Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:904518
Long-form Identifier:1:3:904518:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
3.5km (2.2 miles) ⓘRitter Mine, Mountain Ranch, Mountain Ranch Mining District, East Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
6.3km (3.9 miles) ⓘGolden Shearer Mine (A.V.G. Mine), Railroad Flat, Railroad Flat Mining District, East Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
8.7km (5.4 miles) ⓘWheelock Mine (Wheelrock Mine), Cave City, Mountain Ranch Mining District, East Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
9.1km (5.6 miles) ⓘFine Gold Mine, Fuchs, Blue Mountain Mining District, East Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
9.3km (5.8 miles) ⓘPoe Quartz Mine (Poe Mine; Dan Reynolds Mine), Independence, Railroad Flat Mining District, East Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
9.8km (6.1 miles) ⓘRight Bower Mine (Western; Great Western), Sheep Ranch, Mountain Ranch Mining District, East Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
10.1km (6.3 miles) ⓘMar John Mines Company (Old Calaveras group; Enchantress; Oro Minto), Calaveritas, Calaveritas Mining District, East Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
10.1km (6.3 miles) ⓘMar John prospect (Mar John Mine; Marjon; Old Calaveras group; Calaveras; Enchantress; Oro Minto), Sheep Ranch, Mountain Ranch Mining District, East Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
11.1km (6.9 miles) ⓘAlpine Mine, Calaveritas, Calaveritas Mining District, East Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
11.1km (6.9 miles) ⓘFidelity Mine, Glencoe, Railroad Flat Mining District, East Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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