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Gold-bearing Pyrite from
Union Mine (Union-Church Mine; Springfield Mine), Logtown, El Dorado Mining District, El Dorado County, California, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Pyrite var: Gold-bearing Pyrite
Formula:FeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Gold-bearing Pyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Union Mine (Union-Church Mine; Springfield Mine), Logtown, El Dorado Mining District, El Dorado County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:927372
Long-form Identifier:1:3:927372:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Gold-bearing Pyrite
7.8km (4.9 miles) ⓘBig Canyon Mine (Oro Fino), Mount Aigare, Shingle Springs Mining District, West Belt, El Dorado County, California, USA
9.0km (5.6 miles) ⓘPacific Quartz Mine (Pacific Mine), Placerville (Hangtown), Placerville Mining District, El Dorado County, California, USA
27.5km (17.1 miles) ⓘLincoln Mine (Lincoln claim; Stewart claim; Belmont claim), Lincoln Consolidated Mine, Sutter Creek, Jackson-Plymouth Mining District, Amador County, California, USA
28.6km (17.8 miles) ⓘZantgraf Mine (Montauk Consolidated Zentgraf), Goose Flat, Rattlesnake Bar Mining District, El Dorado County, California, USA
29.2km (18.1 miles) ⓘSkipper Mine (Esperanza Mine; Esperanza claim), Greenwood, Greenwood District, Northwest Segment Mother Lode, El Dorado County, California, USA
29.3km (18.2 miles) ⓘBeebe Mine (Iowa claim; Woodside-Eureka claim; Brooklyn claim; East Lode claim), Georgetown, Georgetown District, East Segment Mother Lode, El Dorado County, California, USA
29.7km (18.5 miles) ⓘLucky Marion Mine (Shepard), Greenwood, Greenwood District, Northwest Segment Mother Lode, El Dorado County, California, USA
29.8km (18.5 miles) ⓘSouth Eureka Mine, Sutter Creek, Jackson-Plymouth Mining District, Amador County, California, USA
31.4km (19.5 miles) ⓘKennedy Mine, Martell, Jackson-Plymouth Mining District, Amador County, California, USA
97.7km (60.7 miles) ⓘImperial Mine (Imperial group; Imperial claim; Two Pardners claim; Miniokus claim; Rebate claim; Gladis L. claim; It claim; Poodle Dog claim), Hog Mountain, Jacksonville Mining District, Tuolumne County, California, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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