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Chalcopyrite from
Boxley Quarry (Mt. Athos Quarry), Campbell County, Virginia, USA


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Chalcopyrite, etc.

Boxley Quarry, Campbell County, Virginia, USA
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Chalcopyrite, etc.

Boxley Quarry, Campbell County, Virginia, USA
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Chalcopyrite, etc.

Boxley Quarry, Campbell County, Virginia, USA
03890450017272047812224.jpg
Chalcopyrite, etc.

Boxley Quarry, Campbell County, Virginia, USA
01965160017272061335615.jpg
Chalcopyrite, etc.

Boxley Quarry, Campbell County, Virginia, USA
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Chalcopyrite, etc.

Boxley Quarry, Campbell County, Virginia, USA
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Chalcopyrite
Formula:CuFeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Malachite1
Actinolite1
Quartz1
- var Milky Quartz1
Epidote1
Bornite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chalcopyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Boxley Quarry (Mt. Athos Quarry), Campbell County, Virginia, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:159200
Long-form Identifier:1:3:159200:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcopyrite
13.0km (8.1 miles) ⓘChristian Tract Mine (Buffalo Ridge Prospects; Dunlap Mine; Piedmont Copper Mines), Glades, Amherst County, Virginia, USA
17.4km (10.8 miles) ⓘMoore Mine (Wreck Island Creek Mine), Appomattox County, Virginia, USA
19.3km (12.0 miles) ⓘFolly Mine (Buffalo Ridge Prospects; Folley Mine; Piedmont Copper Mines), Glades, Amherst County, Virginia, USA
24.3km (15.1 miles) ⓘState Lime Quarry, Bent Creek, Appomattox County, Virginia, USA
30.1km (18.7 miles) ⓘHewitt Barite Mine, James River-Roanoke River Mn-Fe-Ba Mining District, Campbell County, Virginia, USA
35.0km (21.8 miles) ⓘGrasty Manganese Mine, James River-Roanoke River Mn-Fe-Ba Mining District, Campbell County, Virginia, USA
36.7km (22.8 miles) ⓘBishop Mine, Lynch Station, Campbell County, Virginia, USA
38.2km (23.7 miles) ⓘCundiff Barite Prospect, James River-Roanoke River Mn-Fe-Ba Mining District, Campbell County, Virginia, USA
39.0km (24.3 miles) ⓘMitchell Mine (Hottinger Mine), Otter Hill, Moneta-Forest, Bedford County, Virginia, USA
39.4km (24.5 miles) ⓘAmerican Rutile Quarry, Roseland, Nelson County, Virginia, USA
References
Dave Callahan (2008) Boxley Aggregates MT. Athos Quarry September 20, 2008. The Official Publication of The Gem and Mineral Society of Lynchburg, VA Inc 17(10):4-5
The Northern Virginia Mineral Club (2009) Field trip
 
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