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Chalcopyrite from
Kingsgate, Gough Co., New South Wales, Australia


Locality type:Urban area
Classification
Species:Chalcopyrite
Formula:CuFeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chalcopyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Kingsgate, Gough Co., New South Wales, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:257124
Long-form Identifier:1:3:257124:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Chalcopyrite in this Region
Wolfram pipe (Wolfram blow; Pipe No. 10; Yates No. 11; Little tunnel; Old 26), Kingsgate, Gough Co., New South Wales, Australia
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcopyrite
0.7km (0.5 miles) ⓘWolfram pipe (Wolfram blow; Pipe No. 10; Yates No. 11; Little tunnel; Old 26), Kingsgate, Gough Co., New South Wales, Australia
3.4km (2.1 miles) ⓘMount Mundy B, Red Range, Gough Co., New South Wales, Australia
22.0km (13.7 miles) ⓘFoleys prospect, Gough Co., New South Wales, Australia
23.9km (14.8 miles) ⓘGlen Eden deposit, Dundee, Gough Co., New South Wales, Australia
24.2km (15.0 miles) ⓘGlen Eden Mines (Glen Eden shaft; Glen Eden prospect), Dundee, Gough Co., New South Wales, Australia
24.8km (15.4 miles) ⓘLowes Claim, Clarke Co., New South Wales, Australia
25.4km (15.8 miles) ⓘGrant & Faulkners Mine, Glen Innes, Gough Co., New South Wales, Australia
26.4km (16.4 miles) ⓘSullivans Mine (Bruisers Creek), Newton Boyd, Gresham Co., New South Wales, Australia
28.8km (17.9 miles) ⓘHolcombes prospect, Bear Hill, Clarke Co., New South Wales, Australia
35.0km (21.7 miles) ⓘPioneer Mine (Wards Mistake Copper Mine; Paddy's Land Silver Mine; Northern Star Copper Mine; McKinlays claim), Wards Mistake, Clarke Co., New South Wales, Australia
References
Lawrence, L.J. & Markham, N.L. (1962) A contribution to the study of the molybdenite pipes of Kingsgate, NSW, with special reference to ore mineralogy. Proceedings of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, 203, 67-94. https://www.ausimm.com/publications/conference-proceedings/the-ausimm-proceedings-1962/a-contribution-to-the-study-of-the-molybdenite-pipes-of-kingsgate-n.s.w.-with-special-reference-to-ore-mineralogy
Karup-Møller, Sven (1977) Mineralogy of some Ag-(Cu)-Pb-Bi sulphide associations. Bulletin of the Geological Society of Denmark, 26. 41-68 doi:10.37570/bgsd-1976-26-03
Elliott, Peter; Kampf, Anthony R. (2026) Colchesterite, Bi 3+ 2 O[Mo 6+ 2 O 8 ], a new Bi molybdate mineral from the Kingsgate mines, New South Wales, Australia. Mineralogical Magazine, p.1-16. doi:10.1180/mgm.2026.10234
 
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