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Chalcopyrite from
Samsel Mine (Samsel group of claims; Samsel deposit; Utah Copper Gold claims; Pinal Tungsten Mines claims), Mays Gap area, Pinal Mountains Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Chalcopyrite
Formula:CuFeS2
Comments:Very minor amounts present.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Quartz
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chalcopyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Samsel Mine (Samsel group of claims; Samsel deposit; Utah Copper Gold claims; Pinal Tungsten Mines claims), Mays Gap area, Pinal Mountains Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:260543
Long-form Identifier:1:3:260543:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcopyrite
2.6km (1.6 miles) ⓘBobtail Mine (Virginia Mine; Missouri Mine; Mariana Missouri Mine; Twentieth Century claims; Wisner-Glassburn property; Mariana property; Bobaway property; Doak group), Pinal Peak area, Pinal Mountains Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
2.7km (1.7 miles) ⓘDoak Mine (Doak vein; Miami Mining and Milling Co. property), Pioneer Mountain area, Pinal Mountains Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
4.0km (2.5 miles) ⓘWest Lake Mine (West Lake group of claims; Westlake Tungsten property; Westlake prospect; Merged Mines property; Del Ray Silver Mine; Moonshine area), Mays Gap area, Pinal Mountains Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
4.2km (2.6 miles) ⓘCole and Goodwin Mine, Lyons Canyon, Pinal Ranch, Pinal Ranch quadrangle, Pinal Mountains Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
5.1km (3.1 miles) ⓘRed Rock Mine, Lyons Canyon, Mays Gap area, Pinal Mountains Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
6.2km (3.8 miles) ⓘMadera prospect (Madera claims), Madera Peak area, Pinal Mountains Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
6.4km (4.0 miles) ⓘEllis vein, Madera Peak area, Pinal Mountains Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
6.5km (4.1 miles) ⓘSo and So Mine (So and So Extension Mine; So & So group; So & So Extension group; Lost Mine; Lost Mine group), Pinal Peak area, Pinal Mountains Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
7.9km (4.9 miles) ⓘGibson Mine (Bellevue-Old Site; claims MS 2219; Reynolds group), Bellvue town site, Five Point Mountain area, Top of the World area, Pinal Mountains Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
9.2km (5.7 miles) ⓘLorraine Mine (Lorraine adit; Fuhrmann Mine; Fuhrman group), Iron Canyon, Hutton Peak area, Summit Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
References
Peterson, N.P. (1963), Geology of the Pinal Ranch quadrangle, USGS Bull. 1141-H: H17..
 
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