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Chalcopyrite from
Mt Everest Copper Mine, Upper Bingara, Murchison Co., New South Wales, Australia


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Chalcopyrite
Formula:CuFeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chalcopyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Mt Everest Copper Mine, Upper Bingara, Murchison Co., New South Wales, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1206280
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1206280:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcopyrite
0.4km (0.3 miles) ⓘWithers Mine, Upper Bingara, Murchison Co., New South Wales, Australia
1.7km (1.0 miles) ⓘVictory Lode, Upper Bingara, Murchison Co., New South Wales, Australia
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘMona Mine (Mona Copper lode), Upper Bingara, Murchison Co., New South Wales, Australia
14.5km (9.0 miles) ⓘHilda May copper lode, Bingara, Murchison Co., New South Wales, Australia
16.1km (10.0 miles) ⓘMurchison Copper Mine (Murchison lode; Piedmont Mine; Cooks Mine), Gulf Creek, Upper Bingara, Murchison Co., New South Wales, Australia
17.9km (11.1 miles) ⓘGulf Creek Copper Mine (Cornish Copper Mine), Gulf Creek, Upper Bingara, Murchison Co., New South Wales, Australia
18.0km (11.2 miles) ⓘGulf Creek Mine (Gulf Creek Copper Mine), Gulf Creek, Upper Bingara, Murchison Co., New South Wales, Australia
18.5km (11.5 miles) ⓘAll Nations Gold Mine (New Bingara Gold Mine), Bingara, Murchison Co., New South Wales, Australia
36.7km (22.8 miles) ⓘHumphreys and Andersons prospect 2, Howell, Hardinge Co., New South Wales, Australia
37.5km (23.3 miles) ⓘSpring Creek Mine, Barraba, Darling Co., New South Wales, Australia
References
Brown, R.E.; Brownlow, J.W.; Krynen, J.P. (1992) Metallogenic Study and Mineral Deposit Data Sheets, Manilla-Narrabri 1:250 000 Metallogenic Map SH/56-9, SH/55-12. Geological Survey of New South Wales.
 
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