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Chalcopyrite from
Gladstone Mine group (Gladstone prospect; Gladstone-Proto group; Proto Mine group), Providencia Canyon, Patagonia Mining District, Patagonia Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA


Classification
Species:Chalcopyrite
Formula:CuFeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chalcopyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Gladstone Mine group (Gladstone prospect; Gladstone-Proto group; Proto Mine group), Providencia Canyon, Patagonia Mining District, Patagonia Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:174457
Long-form Identifier:1:3:174457:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Chalcopyrite in this Region
Arizona Mine, Gladstone Mine group (Gladstone prospect; Gladstone-Proto group; Proto Mine group), Providencia Canyon, Patagonia Mining District, Patagonia Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
Eureka Mine, Gladstone Mine group (Gladstone prospect; Gladstone-Proto group; Proto Mine group), Providencia Canyon, Patagonia Mining District, Patagonia Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
Independencia Mine (Independence Mine), Gladstone Mine group (Gladstone prospect; Gladstone-Proto group; Proto Mine group), Providencia Canyon, Patagonia Mining District, Patagonia Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
Proto Mine (Proto group; Proto Brothers claim), Gladstone Mine group (Gladstone prospect; Gladstone-Proto group; Proto Mine group), Providencia Canyon, Patagonia Mining District, Patagonia Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
Thessalia Mine, Gladstone Mine group (Gladstone prospect; Gladstone-Proto group; Proto Mine group), Providencia Canyon, Patagonia Mining District, Patagonia Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcopyrite
0.2km (0.1 miles) ⓘEureka Mine, Gladstone Mine group (Gladstone prospect; Gladstone-Proto group; Proto Mine group), Providencia Canyon, Patagonia Mining District, Patagonia Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
0.3km (0.2 miles) ⓘProto Mine (Proto group; Proto Brothers claim), Gladstone Mine group (Gladstone prospect; Gladstone-Proto group; Proto Mine group), Providencia Canyon, Patagonia Mining District, Patagonia Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
1.4km (0.9 miles) ⓘFour Metals Mine, Red Hill, Providencia Canyon, Patagonia Mining District, Patagonia Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
1.7km (1.1 miles) ⓘProvidencia claim (Provicencia claim), Providencia Canyon, Patagonia Mining District, Patagonia Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
2.0km (1.2 miles) ⓘPaymaster Mine, Guajolote Flat, Patagonia Mining District, Patagonia Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
2.4km (1.5 miles) ⓘKing Mine (King prospect), Patagonia Mining District, Patagonia Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
2.4km (1.5 miles) ⓘGross Copper prospect, Providencia Canyon, Patagonia Mining District, Patagonia Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
2.6km (1.6 miles) ⓘBuena Vista Mine (Goodview Mine), Providencia Canyon, Patagonia Mining District, Patagonia Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
2.6km (1.6 miles) ⓘGolden Rose Mine (Mord and Wieland claim), Providencia Canyon, Patagonia Mining District, Patagonia Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
3.1km (1.9 miles) ⓘBennett Mine, Providencia Canyon, Patagonia Mining District, Patagonia Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
References
Schrader, F.C. & J.M. Hill (1915), Mineral deposits of the Santa Rita and Patagonia Mountains, Arizona, USGS Bull. 582: 316
Keith, Stanton B. (1975), Arizona Bureau of Mines Bull. 191, Index of Mining Properties in Santa Cruz County Arizona: 80 (Table 4)
(n.d.) ADMMR Mines Database, Arizona Geological Survey.
 
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