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Pyrite from
Birch Creek, White Mountains, Inyo County, California, USA


Locality type:Creek
Classification
Species:Pyrite
Formula:FeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Birch Creek, White Mountains, Inyo County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:978553
Long-form Identifier:1:3:978553:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
4.5km (2.8 miles) ⓘWaterfall prospect, Cuna Spring, White Mountains, Inyo County, California, USA
5.8km (3.6 miles) ⓘCrystal Peak (Crystal Hill), White Mountains, Inyo County, California, USA
7.7km (4.8 miles) ⓘScheelite Nugget, Cuna Spring, White Mountains, Inyo County, California, USA
18.6km (11.5 miles) ⓘGray Eagle Mine, Black Canyon Spring, White Mountains, Inyo County, California, USA
19.2km (11.9 miles) ⓘGeorgia Mine (Dido and Twilight claims; X-Ray Mine [??]), Black Canyon Spring, White Mountains, Inyo County, California, USA
19.5km (12.1 miles) ⓘMirage-Mariposa Mine (Wooley Mine; Golden Mirage & Mariposa claims; Golden Mirage Mine; R&R claims), Black Canyon Spring, White Mountains, Inyo County, California, USA
19.8km (12.3 miles) ⓘBuck Mine, Oasis, White Mountains, Mono County, California, USA
25.2km (15.7 miles) ⓘAja Tungsten claims, Sylvania Mountains, Inyo County, California, USA
28.1km (17.4 miles) ⓘFour Aces mine, Sylvania Mining District, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA
28.8km (17.9 miles) ⓘTwo Deules Mine (Crystal Butte; Deuces; Anything), Sylvania Mining District, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA
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