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Chalcopyrite from
Safford Copper Mine (Kennecott Safford; Lone Star Mine), Lone Star Mining District (Safford Mining District; Dos Pobres Mining District), Graham County, Arizona, USA


Classification
Species:Chalcopyrite
Formula:CuFeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chalcopyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Safford Copper Mine (Kennecott Safford; Lone Star Mine), Lone Star Mining District (Safford Mining District; Dos Pobres Mining District), Graham County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1284635
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1284635:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcopyrite
0.4km (0.2 miles) ⓘSan Juan Mine (Peacock Mine), Peterson Wash, Lone Star Mining District (Safford Mining District; Dos Pobres Mining District), Graham County, Arizona, USA
2.5km (1.5 miles) ⓘSafford Mine, Lone Star Mining District (Safford Mining District; Dos Pobres Mining District), Graham County, Arizona, USA
5.6km (3.4 miles) ⓘHorseshoe Mine (Horseshoe Copper gp; Lone Star Mine; Randolph; Popular; Pearsons; Gem; Everybodys; Bonita), Lone Star Mountain, Lone Star, Lone Star Mining District (Safford Mining District; Dos Pobres Mining District), Graham County, Arizona, USA
13.4km (8.3 miles) ⓘSafford deposit (Spalding; Lindsey and Anderson claims; Sanchez Copper deposit; Esperanza Mine), Sanchez, Lone Star Mining District (Safford Mining District; Dos Pobres Mining District), Graham County, Arizona, USA
19.0km (11.8 miles) ⓘSol Mine, San Jose, Gila Valley, Lone Star Mining District (Safford Mining District; Dos Pobres Mining District), Graham County, Arizona, USA
28.5km (17.7 miles) ⓘCayuga Mine, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
30.3km (18.8 miles) ⓘCopper Mountain Mine (Manganese Blue Mine; Copper Mountain claim working; Old Blue shaft; Detroit Copper Co. group; Manganese Blue ore body), Morenci, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
30.3km (18.9 miles) ⓘArizona Central Mine, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
30.6km (19.0 miles) ⓘHumboldt Mine (Humboldt tunnel; Liverpool tunnel; Arizona Copper Co. group [in part]), Morenci, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
30.6km (19.0 miles) ⓘDetroit Mine (Arizona Copper Co. group [in part]), Morenci, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
References
Robinson, R. F., Cook, Annan (1966) The Safford Copper Deposit, Lone Star Mining District, Graham County, Arizona. In Geology of the Porphyry Copper Deposits. The University of Arizona Press, Tucson, AZ. p.251-266.
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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