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Chalcopyrite from
Salt Springs Wash prospects, Salt Springs Wash, Senator Mt. 15 minute quadrangle, Lake Mead National Recreation Area, Gold Basin Mining District, White Hills, Mohave County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Prospect
Classification
Species:Chalcopyrite
Formula:CuFeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chalcopyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Salt Springs Wash prospects, Salt Springs Wash, Senator Mt. 15 minute quadrangle, Lake Mead National Recreation Area, Gold Basin Mining District, White Hills, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:192157
Long-form Identifier:1:3:192157:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcopyrite
4.2km (2.6 miles) ⓘUnnamed Baryte occurrence [3] (USGS PP 1361 locality 690), Gold Basin Mining District, White Hills, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
4.7km (2.9 miles) ⓘUnnamed Cu occurrence [8] (USGS PP 1361 locality 676), Gold Basin Mining District, White Hills, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
8.4km (5.2 miles) ⓘUnnamed Au-Pb-Cu prospect [1] (USGS PP 1361 locality 653), Gold Basin Mining District, White Hills, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
8.8km (5.5 miles) ⓘUnnamed Cu prospect [4] (USGS PP 1361 locality 546), Lost Basin Mining District, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
8.9km (5.5 miles) ⓘPick 'N' Pan claim, Gold Basin Mining District, White Hills, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
9.3km (5.8 miles) ⓘMarihuana claim, Gold Basin Mining District, White Hills, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
9.4km (5.8 miles) ⓘGold Barr prospect, Gold Basin Mining District, White Hills, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
10.0km (6.2 miles) ⓘUnnamed Cu prospect [5] (USGS PP 1361 locality 645), Gold Basin Mining District, White Hills, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
10.1km (6.3 miles) ⓘMerrieta prospect, Gold Basin Mining District, White Hills, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
11.9km (7.4 miles) ⓘGolden Gate Mine, Garnet Mountain, Lost Basin Mining District, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
References
Theodore, T.G., et al (1987), USGS PP 1361: 72.
 
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