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Chalcopyrite from
St. George Mine (Leopold Mine; St George property), Cochise Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Chalcopyrite
Formula:CuFeS2
Comments:Disseminated.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chalcopyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view St. George Mine (Leopold Mine; St George property), Cochise Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:169508
Long-form Identifier:1:3:169508:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcopyrite
0.2km (0.1 miles) ⓘKeystone Mine (Hagerman Mine; Hagerman shaft; Bannon group), Dragoon, Cochise Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
0.7km (0.5 miles) ⓘOK Mine, Johnson Camp, Gunnison Copper Project, Cochise Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘDragoon Copper Mine (Dragoon Copper lease), Cochise Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘBurro Pit, Johnson Mine (Johnson Camp Mine), Johnson Camp, Gunnison Copper Project, Cochise Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
1.2km (0.7 miles) ⓘRepublic Mine, Johnson Camp, Gunnison Copper Project, Cochise Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
1.7km (1.0 miles) ⓘJohnson Mine (Johnson Camp Mine), Johnson Camp, Gunnison Copper Project, Cochise Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘGunnison Copper Project, Cochise Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘDonna Anna workings, Johnson Camp, Gunnison Copper Project, Cochise Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
2.2km (1.4 miles) ⓘMoore Mine, Johnson Camp, Gunnison Copper Project, Cochise Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
2.3km (1.4 miles) ⓘCopper Chief Mine, Johnson Camp, Gunnison Copper Project, Cochise Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
References
Romslo, T.M. (1949), Investigation of Keystone and St. George copper-zinc deposits, Cocbhise Co., AZ, US Bur. Mines Rept. Inv. 4504
Cooper & Silver (1964): 174-175.
Keith, S.B. (1973) Index of Mining Properties in Cochise County, Arizona. University of Arizona Bulletin 187. Arizona Bureau of Mines 98pp. p.59 - Table 4
Anthony, John W.; Williams, Sidney A.; Bideaux, Richard A.; Grant, Raymond W. (1995) Mineralogy of Arizona (3rd ed.). University of Arizona Press.p.165
 
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