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Chalcopyrite from
Morenci Mine, Morenci, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA


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Chalcopyrite

Morenci Mine, Morenci, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
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Chalcopyrite

Morenci Mine, Morenci, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
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Chalcopyrite, etc.

Morenci Mine, Morenci, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
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Chalcopyrite, etc.

Morenci Mine, Morenci, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
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Chalcopyrite

Morenci Mine, Morenci, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
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Chalcopyrite

Morenci Mine, Morenci, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
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Chalcopyrite, etc.

Morenci Mine, Morenci, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
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Chalcopyrite, etc.

Morenci Mine, Morenci, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
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Chalcopyrite

Morenci Mine, Morenci, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
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Chalcopyrite

Morenci Mine, Morenci, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
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Chalcopyrite, etc.

Morenci Mine, Morenci, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
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Chalcopyrite, etc.

Morenci Mine, Morenci, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Chalcopyrite
Formula:CuFeS2
Comments:Occurs as disseminations and in small veinlets.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Anilite
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Hematite2
Quartz2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chalcopyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Morenci Mine, Morenci, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:245121
Long-form Identifier:1:3:245121:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Chalcopyrite in this Region
Western Copper, Morenci Mine, Morenci, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcopyrite
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘYavapai Mine (Arizona Copper Co. group [in part]), Clifton, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘLongfellow Mine (Ofarizona Copper Co. group [in part]; Longfellow incline), Clifton, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
1.2km (0.8 miles) ⓘCopper Bluff Mine (Leszynsky group claim), Chase Creek, Leszynsky group, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
1.4km (0.8 miles) ⓘHumboldt Mine (Humboldt tunnel; Liverpool tunnel; Arizona Copper Co. group [in part]), Morenci, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘDetroit Mine (Arizona Copper Co. group [in part]), Morenci, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘArizona Central Mine, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
1.7km (1.0 miles) ⓘCopper Mountain Mine (Manganese Blue Mine; Copper Mountain claim working; Old Blue shaft; Detroit Copper Co. group; Manganese Blue ore body), Morenci, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
2.9km (1.8 miles) ⓘCayuga Mine, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
3.6km (2.2 miles) ⓘStevens Mines Group (Stevens group of claims), Garfield Gulch, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
4.6km (2.9 miles) ⓘCopper King Mountain area, Metcalf, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
References
Moolick, R. T., Durek, J. J. (1966) The Morenci District. In Geology of the Porphyry Copper Deposits. The University of Arizona Press, Tucson, AZ. p.221-232.
Anthony, John W.; Williams, Sidney A.; Bideaux, Richard A.; Grant, Raymond W. (1995) Mineralogy of Arizona (3rd ed.). University of Arizona Press.p.166
Merritt Stephen Enders (2000) The Evolution of Supergene Enrichment in the Morenci Porphyry Copper Deposit, Greenlee County, Arizona. PhD Thesis, University of Arizona
 
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