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Chalcopyrite from
Eagle Crag Mine, Patterdale, Eden, Cumbria, England, UK


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Chalcopyrite

Eagle Crag Mine, Patterdale, Eden, Cumbria, England, UK
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Chalcopyrite

Eagle Crag Mine, Patterdale, Eden, Cumbria, England, UK
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Chalcopyrite

Eagle Crag Mine, Patterdale, Eden, Cumbria, England, UK
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Chalcopyrite

Eagle Crag Mine, Patterdale, Eden, Cumbria, England, UK
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Chalcopyrite

Eagle Crag Mine, Patterdale, Eden, Cumbria, England, UK
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Chalcopyrite

Eagle Crag Mine, Patterdale, Eden, Cumbria, England, UK
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Chalcopyrite

Eagle Crag Mine, Patterdale, Eden, Cumbria, England, UK
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Chalcopyrite

Eagle Crag Mine, Patterdale, Eden, Cumbria, England, UK
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Chalcopyrite

Eagle Crag Mine, Patterdale, Eden, Cumbria, England, UK
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Chalcopyrite

Eagle Crag Mine, Patterdale, Eden, Cumbria, England, UK
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Chalcopyrite

Eagle Crag Mine, Patterdale, Eden, Cumbria, England, UK
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Chalcopyrite

Eagle Crag Mine, Patterdale, Eden, Cumbria, England, UK
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Chalcopyrite
Formula:CuFeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Tetrahedrite Subgroup14
Galena8
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chalcopyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Eagle Crag Mine, Patterdale, Eden, Cumbria, England, UK
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:15434
Long-form Identifier:1:3:15434:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcopyrite
0.7km (0.4 miles) ⓘRuthwaite Lodge Vein, Patterdale, Eden, Cumbria, England, UK
3.0km (1.9 miles) ⓘWythburn Mine (Wheal Henry; Helvellyn Mine), St. John's Castlerigg and Wythburn, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
3.3km (2.0 miles) ⓘGreenside Mine, Patterdale, Eden, Cumbria, England, UK
4.2km (2.6 miles) ⓘHartsop Hall Mine, Hartsop, Patterdale, Eden, Cumbria, England, UK
5.1km (3.2 miles) ⓘDubhow Copper Mine, Patterdale, Eden, Cumbria, England, UK
5.2km (3.2 miles) ⓘThirlspot Mine, St. John's Castlerigg and Wythburn, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
5.9km (3.7 miles) ⓘMyers Head Mine, Hartsop, Patterdale, Eden, Cumbria, England, UK
8.7km (5.4 miles) ⓘBramcrag Quarry, St John's in the Vale, Threlkeld, Eden, Cumbria, England, UK
9.0km (5.6 miles) ⓘWanthwaite Mine, St. John's Castlerigg and Wythburn, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
11.5km (7.2 miles) ⓘCopper Plate Mine, Borrowdale, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
References
Day, Harry (1999) BMS Database, British Micromount Society.
 
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