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Chalcopyrite from
Aguinaldo Mine group (Black Beauty Mine), Stevens Mountain, Papago Mining District (Sierrita Mining District), Sierrita Mountains, Pima 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 Aguinaldo Mine group (Black Beauty Mine), Stevens Mountain, Papago Mining District (Sierrita Mining District), Sierrita Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:179524
Long-form Identifier:1:3:179524:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Chalcopyrite in this Region
Hump Mine (Hump claims), Aguinaldo Mine group (Black Beauty Mine), Stevens Mountain, Papago Mining District (Sierrita Mining District), Sierrita Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
Purcell Mine (Purcell claims), Aguinaldo Mine group (Black Beauty Mine), Stevens Mountain, Papago Mining District (Sierrita Mining District), Sierrita Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcopyrite
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘHump Mine (Hump claims), Aguinaldo Mine group (Black Beauty Mine), Stevens Mountain, Papago Mining District (Sierrita Mining District), Sierrita Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘProvidence Mine, Lincoln Mine group, Stevens Mountain, Papago Mining District (Sierrita Mining District), Sierrita Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
1.2km (0.8 miles) ⓘBig Johnny Mine (Big Johnny-Little Johnny claims; Big Johnny Little Johnny Mines), Papago Mining District (Sierrita Mining District), Sierrita Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘLittle Johnny Mine, Stevens Mountain, Papago Mining District (Sierrita Mining District), Sierrita Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
1.5km (0.9 miles) ⓘBlack Dike Mine (Black Dike group; Black Dike claim; Black Dike deposit; Black Dyke Mine; Big Dike; Bobson group; Big Dike Apex & Ajax), Papago Mining District (Sierrita Mining District), Sierrita Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
3.4km (2.1 miles) ⓘBanner Mine group (Banner Mine; Hughes Mine), Stevens Mountain, Papago Mining District (Sierrita Mining District), Sierrita Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
5.8km (3.6 miles) ⓘLena No. 1 - 11 claims, Papago Mining District (Sierrita Mining District), Sierrita Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
7.5km (4.7 miles) ⓘDiamond Head group, Fresnal Canyon, Pima Mining District, Sierrita Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
7.7km (4.8 miles) ⓘEscondida claims, Fresnal Canyon, Pima Mining District, Sierrita Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
15.9km (9.9 miles) ⓘEsperanza Mine [new], Pima Mining District, Sierrita Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
References
Ransome (1922): 416-417
Farnham, et al (1961): 119-121
Keith, Stanton B. (1974), AZ Bur. of Geol. & Min. Technology, Geol. Survey Br. Bull. 189, Index of Mining Properties in Pima County, AZ: 131 (Table 4)
(n.d.) ADMMR Mines Database, Arizona Geological Survey.
 
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