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Chalcopyrite from
Reyssouze River placer, Lescheroux, Bourg-en-Bresse, Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France


Locality type:Placer
Classification
Species:Chalcopyrite
Formula:CuFeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Vasilite4
Braggite4
Bornite4
Iron-Platinum alloy4
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chalcopyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Reyssouze River placer, Lescheroux, Bourg-en-Bresse, Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1491401
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1491401:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcopyrite
46.3km (28.8 miles) ⓘMonterniers Mines, Lantignié, Villefranche-sur-Saône, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
50.5km (31.4 miles) ⓘLes Valettes Mine (Le Golet; Grange; Moret), Les Ardillats, Villefranche-sur-Saône, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
51.1km (31.8 miles) ⓘLa Verrière (Montchonay), Les Ardillats, Villefranche-sur-Saône, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
52.0km (32.3 miles) ⓘCreuzeval Quarry, Saint-Didier-sur-Beaujeu, Villefranche-sur-Saône, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
55.8km (34.6 miles) ⓘValtorte, Claveisolles, Villefranche-sur-Saône, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
55.8km (34.7 miles) ⓘLongefay mine, Poule-les-Écharmeaux, Villefranche-sur-Saône, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
67.9km (42.2 miles) ⓘLoyettes quarry, Loyettes, Belley, Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
68.1km (42.3 miles) ⓘChessy copper mines, Chessy, Villefranche-sur-Saône, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
73.5km (45.7 miles) ⓘLa carrière du viaduc, Nolay, Beaune, Côte-d'Or, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France
74.2km (46.1 miles) ⓘSibert, Marnand, Villefranche-sur-Saône, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
References
Ducluzaux, Bruno (2022) Recherches de platinoîdes alluvionnaires en France [Research into alluvial platinoids in France]. Le Cahier des Micromonteurs 155(1), 9-19
 
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