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Chalcopyrite from
Mazatzal Mountains, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Mountain
Classification
Species:Chalcopyrite
Formula:CuFeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chalcopyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Mazatzal Mountains, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:249580
Long-form Identifier:1:3:249580:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcopyrite
11.4km (7.1 miles) ⓘOrd Mine (Ord Mercury Mine; Ord group; Indian claims), Slate Creek, Reno Pass, Sunflower Mining District (Mazatzal Mountains Mining District; Mazatzal Mountains Quicksilver Mining District), Gila County, Arizona, USA
19.8km (12.3 miles) ⓘSlate Creek, Kayler Butte area, Sunflower Mining District (Mazatzal Mountains Mining District; Mazatzal Mountains Quicksilver Mining District), Gila County, Arizona, USA
24.6km (15.3 miles) ⓘSilver Butte Mine (Collom property), North Peak, Payson Mining District (Green Valley Mining District), Gila County, Arizona, USA
25.8km (16.0 miles) ⓘPine Mountain, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
27.9km (17.3 miles) ⓘOxbow Mine (Oxbow claim; Golden Wreath claim; Golden Wreath Mine; Osborn prospect), Oxbow Gulch, Moore Mountain area, Oxbow Estates, Payson Mining District (Green Valley Mining District), Gila County, Arizona, USA
30.8km (19.2 miles) ⓘBishops Knoll Mine, Table Top, Round Valley, Payson Mining District (Green Valley Mining District), Gila County, Arizona, USA
31.3km (19.4 miles) ⓘGolden Wonder Mine (Eighty-Five claim; 85 Mine), Oxbow Estates, Payson Mining District (Green Valley Mining District), Gila County, Arizona, USA
33.8km (21.0 miles) ⓘGowan Mine, Buckhead Mesa, Payson Mining District (Green Valley Mining District), Gila County, Arizona, USA
35.0km (21.8 miles) ⓘSummit Mine, Birch Mesa, Payson Mining District (Green Valley Mining District), Gila County, Arizona, USA
35.2km (21.9 miles) ⓘPayson, Payson Mining District (Green Valley Mining District), Gila County, Arizona, USA
References
Lausen, Carl (1926) Tourmaline-bearing cinnabar veins of the Mazatzal Mountains, Arizona. Economic Geology, 21 (8) 782-791 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.21.8.782
 
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