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Chalcopyrite from
Wallaroo, Copper Coast Council, South Australia, Australia


Locality type:Town
Classification
Species:Chalcopyrite
Formula:CuFeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz6
Bornite3
Dolomite2
Galena1
Sphalerite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chalcopyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Wallaroo, Copper Coast Council, South Australia, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1495895
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1495895:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Chalcopyrite in this Region
Wallaroo Mine, Wallaroo, Copper Coast Council, South Australia, Australia
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcopyrite
2.8km (1.7 miles) Wallaroo Mine, Wallaroo, Copper Coast Council, South Australia, Australia
6.2km (3.8 miles) Wallaroo Extended Mine, Kadina, Copper Coast Council, South Australia, Australia
6.7km (4.2 miles) Doora West Mine, Kadina, Copper Coast Council, South Australia, Australia
7.6km (4.7 miles) Kurilla Mine (Hall Lode; Morphett Lode; Wallaroo), Kadina, Copper Coast Council, South Australia, Australia
7.7km (4.8 miles) Devon Consols Mine (Gurners; Ml 3541; New Devon; Wallaroo), Kadina, Copper Coast Council, South Australia, Australia
8.1km (5.0 miles) Dolphin Mine, Kadina, Copper Coast Council, South Australia, Australia
8.7km (5.4 miles) Matta Mine, Kadina, Copper Coast Council, South Australia, Australia
9.4km (5.9 miles) North East Matta Mine, Kadina, Copper Coast Council, South Australia, Australia
9.9km (6.1 miles) Wandilta Mine, Kadina, Copper Coast Council, South Australia, Australia
10.7km (6.7 miles) New Cornwall Mine (Cornwall Mine), Kadina, Copper Coast Council, South Australia, Australia
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