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Chalcopyrite from
Bill Waley Mine (Bill Waley Indian Allotment Mine; Indian prospect; JHB; J.B.H.; Tom Cat claim), Washapie Mountain, Tulare County, California, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Chalcopyrite
Formula:CuFeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chalcopyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Bill Waley Mine (Bill Waley Indian Allotment Mine; Indian prospect; JHB; J.B.H.; Tom Cat claim), Washapie Mountain, Tulare County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1674870
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1674870:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcopyrite
19.1km (11.9 miles) ⓘHart prospect (Hart property; Hart group), Hartland, Tulare County, California, USA
27.6km (17.1 miles) ⓘGarnet Dike Mine, Crabtree, Fresno County, California, USA
31.7km (19.7 miles) ⓘEsquire No. 7 claim, Big Creek, Big Creek-Rush Creek Mining District, Fresno County, California, USA
32.5km (20.2 miles) ⓘPost Oak Mine, Hughes Mountain, Fresno County, California, USA
32.7km (20.3 miles) ⓘPage Mine, Ivanhoe, Tulare County, California, USA
34.4km (21.3 miles) ⓘAckers Mine (Exposition claim; Summit claim), Trimmer, Fresno County, California, USA
37.8km (23.5 miles) ⓘHamilton Mine (Hamilton Copper prospect), Dumtah, Tulare County, California, USA
41.0km (25.5 miles) ⓘCopper King Mine (Hart Mine), Wildcat Mountain, Foothill Copper Belt, Fresno County, California, USA
43.6km (27.1 miles) ⓘNeiper Mine (Nieper Mine; Kneiper Mine), Humphreys Station, Big Dry Creek Mining District, Fresno County, California, USA
48.7km (30.2 miles) ⓘGram prospect, Lindsay, Tulare County, California, USA
References
Crowley, J.A. (1974), Löllingite and black vesuvianite from Tulare County, California: California Division Mines & Geology, California Geology: 27: 224-226pp.224-226
 
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