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Chalcopyrite from
Merry Widow Mine, White Signal Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, 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 Merry Widow Mine, White Signal Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:176233
Long-form Identifier:1:3:176233:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcopyrite
2.2km (1.4 miles) ⓘPaddy Ford Mine, White Signal Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
2.4km (1.5 miles) ⓘCombination Mine, White Signal Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
4.0km (2.5 miles) ⓘSprouse Mine, Southwest and Central Burro Mts Area, Burro Mountains Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
4.1km (2.6 miles) ⓘCopeland Shaft, Southwest and Central Burro Mts Area, Burro Mountains Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
4.9km (3.0 miles) ⓘJoy Group, Burro Mountains Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
4.9km (3.0 miles) ⓘIndian Hill Mine, Southwest and Central Burro Mts Area, Burro Mountains Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
5.0km (3.1 miles) ⓘBeasley Shaft, Beasley Property (Knucky and Cosgrove), Deadman Canyon-California Gulch-Whitewater Canyon Area, Burro Mountains Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
5.2km (3.2 miles) ⓘMoneymaker Prospect, Southwest and Central Burro Mts Area, Burro Mountains Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
5.4km (3.3 miles) ⓘLucky Strike No. 1，2 & 3, White Signal Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
5.6km (3.5 miles) ⓘNeglected Mine, Southwest and Central Burro Mts Area, Burro Mountains Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
References
Page, Lincoln R., Stocking, Hobart E., Smith, Harriet B. (1956) Contributions to the geology of uranium and thorium by the United States Geological Survey and Atomic Energy Commission for the United Nations International Conference on Peaceful Uses of Atomic Energy, Geneva, Switzerland, 1955. Professional Paper 300. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/pp300
Gillerman, Elliot G. (1964) Mineral deposits of western Grant County, New Mexico. Bulletin 83. New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources 213pp. doi:10.58799/b-83
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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