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Chalcopyrite from
Turquoise Mines area (Turquoise deposit), Fort Apache Indian Reservation, Gila County, Arizona, USA


Locality type: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 Turquoise Mines area (Turquoise deposit), Fort Apache Indian Reservation, Gila County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:258670
Long-form Identifier:1:3:258670:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcopyrite
3.5km (2.2 miles) Tomato Juice deposit, Cibecue Creek-Salt River Draw confluence with the Salt River area, Salt River Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
9.5km (5.9 miles) Snakebit Mine (Snakebit deposit; Mono group; Sunset group), Blue House Mountain quadrangle, Salt River Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
21.4km (13.3 miles) Donna Lee Mine (Donna Lee deposit; Anomaly B6-4), Deep Creek Canyon, Sierra Ancha Wilderness Area, Sierra Ancha Mining District, Sierra Ancha Mountains, Gila County, Arizona, USA
26.4km (16.4 miles) York No. 1 claim, Cow Flat Mountain area, Sierra Ancha Mining District, Sierra Ancha Mountains, Gila County, Arizona, USA
26.6km (16.6 miles) May No. 2 claim (May Number Two claim), Cow Flat Mountain area, Sierra Ancha Mining District, Sierra Ancha Mountains, Gila County, Arizona, USA
26.7km (16.6 miles) Workman Creek Falls, Aztec Peak area, Sierra Ancha Mining District, Sierra Ancha Mountains, Gila County, Arizona, USA
27.0km (16.8 miles) Shepp No. 2 Mine, Wilson Creek Canyon, Pendelton Mesa area, Sierra Ancha Mining District, Sierra Ancha Mountains, Gila County, Arizona, USA
28.4km (17.7 miles) Hope Mine (Hope deposit), Rose Creek Lodge area, Workman Creek Valley, Sierra Ancha Mining District, Sierra Ancha Mountains, Gila County, Arizona, USA
28.9km (18.0 miles) Walnut No. 2 claim, Cow Flat Mountain area, Sierra Ancha Mining District, Sierra Ancha Mountains, Gila County, Arizona, USA
28.9km (18.0 miles) Lost Dog claim (Lost Dog deposit; Lost Dog prospect; Lorian Mine; Melinda Mine; Via Development Co. property), Workman Creek, Rose Creek Lodge area, Sierra Ancha Mining District, Sierra Ancha Mountains, Gila County, Arizona, USA
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