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Pyrite from
Valley View Mine (Whiskey Hill Mine; Whiskey diggings; Whislcey Diggings; Harpening Kilaga Springs; Harpending Mine; Bonanza [?]), Kilaga Springs, Wheatland Mining District, Placer County, California, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Pyrite
Formula:FeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Valley View Mine (Whiskey Hill Mine; Whiskey diggings; Whislcey Diggings; Harpening Kilaga Springs; Harpending Mine; Bonanza [?]), Kilaga Springs, Wheatland Mining District, Placer County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:331265
Long-form Identifier:1:3:331265:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
6.5km (4.1 miles) ⓘDairy Farm Mine (Trent; Vantrent Mine), Kilaga Springs, Wheatland Mining District, Placer County, California, USA
7.3km (4.5 miles) ⓘUnnamed Au mine [12], Rock Mountain, Nevada County, California, USA
8.0km (5.0 miles) ⓘUnnamed Au mine [7], Rock Mountain, Nevada County, California, USA
11.3km (7.0 miles) ⓘTwo Orphans Mine, Elders Corner, Ophir Mining District (Auburn Mining District; Duncan Hill Mining District), Placer County, California, USA
13.2km (8.2 miles) ⓘGold Blossom Mine (Gold Blossom shaft; Gold Blossom vein; Marion lode; Ohio claim; Back Action claim; Gold Blossom No. 2 claim), Ophir, Ophir Mining District (Auburn Mining District; Duncan Hill Mining District), Placer County, California, USA
14.1km (8.8 miles) ⓘSpanish Mine [1] (Central Consolidated Mine; Central Cons.; Spanish & Humbug Cons. claims; Humbug Mine; Spanish vein), Ophir, Ophir Mining District (Auburn Mining District; Duncan Hill Mining District), Placer County, California, USA
14.1km (8.8 miles) ⓘSmith Mine (Smith prospect), Higgins Corner, Spenceville Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
14.2km (8.8 miles) ⓘSt. Lawrence Mine, Ophir, Ophir Mining District (Auburn Mining District; Duncan Hill Mining District), Placer County, California, USA
14.3km (8.9 miles) ⓘDoig Consolidated Mine (Doig Mine; Doig Cons.; St. Patrick Mine), Ophir, Ophir Mining District (Auburn Mining District; Duncan Hill Mining District), Placer County, California, USA
14.3km (8.9 miles) ⓘNickerson Ranch prospect, Higgins Corner, Spenceville Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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